Table 2.

Combined 16S-RD Assay Applied to 88 Consecutive Mycobacteria-Positive Cultures

	RD assay
	T+ S+	T− S+	T− S−	Total
16S assay
T+ S+	42	26	0	68
T− S+	2	0	17	19
T− S−	0	0	1	1
Total	44	26	18	88

T, TaqMan signal; S, SYBR Green signal. See Fig. 1 for further explanation.