Table 4. Sensitivity by Species Isolated.
| MTB Complex1 | NTM2 & others3 | |||
| TP/Cx+ | Sensitivity (95% CI) | TP/Cx+ | Sensitivity (95% CI) | |
| conventional FM | 57/115 | 49.6% (40.1, 59.0) | 16/85 | 18.8% (11.2, 28.8) |
| Zeiss | 61/115 | 53.0% (43.5, 62.4) | 20/85 | 23.5% (15.0, 34.0) |
| Lumin | 58/115 | 50.4% (41.0, 59.9) | 17/85 | 20.0% (12.1, 30.1) |
1
includes 106 M. tuberculosis, 9 M. africanum.
2
NTM includes 26 M. avium, 16 M. gordonae, 7 M. kansasii, 7 M. chimaera, 6 M. intracellulaire, 3 M. conceptionense, 2 M. abscessus, 2 M. xenopi, 2 M. porcinum, 2 M. simiae grp, 1 M. fortuitum, 1 M. shimoidei, 1 M. terrae, 1 M. celatum, 1 M. lentifalvum, 3 Mycobacterium spp (undetermined).
3
others include 2 Streptomyces spp., 1 Norcardia puris, 1 Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens.
TP = true positive.
Cx+ = culture positive.