TABLE 6.

Sputum samples from the same culture showing discrepancies between results by HNPRT-PCR and rpoB PRA^a

Patient no.	Age (yr)	Genderb	AFB score	rpoB PRA result	HMPRT-PCR result	Interpretation
1	72	M	1+	M. abscessus	M. abscessus, M. intracellulare	Coinfection
2	80	M	3+	M. abscessus	M. avium, M. massiliense	Coinfection
3	44	F	1+	M. abscessus	M. masiiliense, M. tuberculosis	Coinfection
4	84	F	Trace	M. intracellulare	M. avium, M. intracellulare	Coinfection
5	52	F	Trace	M. intracellulare	M. kansasii, M. intracellulare	Coinfection
6	33	M	Trace	M. intracellulare	M. kansasii, M. intracellulare	Coinfection
7	71	M	2+	M. intracellulare	M. kansasii, M. intracellulare	Coinfection
8	33	F	4+	M. tuberculosis	M. fortuitum, M. tuberculosis	Coinfection
9	66	M	Trace	M. abscessus	M. tuberculosis	Disagreement
10	47	F	Trace	M. abscessus	M. tuberculosis	Disagreement

^aMost discrepancies may be caused by the overgrowth of a rapid grower.

^bM, male; F, female.