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Patterns of rat positive and rat-negative in smear-positive (sm+) and smear negative (sm−) sputum samples with Mycobacterium and nonmycobacterial microorganisms. Smear-positive sputa with M. tuberculosis have a higher frequency of being rat positive than smear negative (100 versus 28%, respectively).
