. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Clin Infect Dis. 2010;50:988–996. doi: 10.1086/651081

Table 2.

Comparison of MODS and Lowenstein-Jensen culture results

		Lowenstein-Jensen culture result
		Per sample		Per patient^c
		TB	Not TB	TB	Not TB
MODS	TB	30	12	22	5
result	Not TB	2^a	845^b	0	408^d

For the 2 samples that were LJ-positive but MODS-negative, the other sample from each patient was MODS-positive; poor sample quality or division might explain the discrepancy.

Includes 24 samples that were contaminated (indeterminate) in Lowenstein-Jensen media.

Excludes 19 patients who provided only one sputum sample.

Includes 20 patients who had one contaminated (indeterminate) and one negative culture in Lowenstein-Jensen media.