Table 4.
n | Positives n | Mean time to positive, days | SD days | Mean time to positive, including repeats due to contamination, days | P value vs. solid culture† | P value vs. liquid culture | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solid culture sputum | 191 | 30 | 30.2 | 8.1 | 30.6 | ||
Liquid culture sputum | 191 | 35 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 12.8 | <0.001 | |
MODS sputum | 191 | 35 | 10.2 | 3.7 | 10.7 | <0.001 | 0.088 |
Time between inoculation and reporting of positive result.
Matched pairs t-test.
SD = standard deviation; MODS = microscopic observation drug susceptibility.