TABLE 1.
Results of four serological kits with different groups of patients
| Diagnostic group | No. tested | % of seropositive individuals (no. of positive results)
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| Myco G | Myco M | Myco A | TB complex plus | ||
| Smear-positive TB | 17 | 82.3 (14) | 29.4 (5) | 76.5 (13) | 58.8 (10) |
| Smear-negative TB | 41 | 48.8 (20)a | 31.7 (13) | 34.1 (14)a | 29.3 (12)a |
| Mycobacteriosis or mycoses | 24 | 25.0 (6)b | 20.8 (5) | 37.5 (9)b | 4.2 (1) |
| Mycobacteriosis | 12 | 25.0 (3)b | 25.0 (3) | 16.7 (2) | 8.3 (1) |
| Mycoses | 12 | 25.0 (3)b | 16.7 (2) | 58.3 (7)b | 0 (0) |
| Leprosy | 4 | 50.0 (2)b | 100.0 (4)b | 100.0 (4)b | 75.0 (3)b |
| Others | 45 | 0 (0) | 6.7 (3) | 2.2 (1) | 0 (0) |
a
Chi square test for significance of difference of positivity percentages (in comparison with smear-positive TB) yielded P values < 0.05.
b
Fisher's exact test for significance of differences of positivity percentages (in comparison with the “others” group) yielded P values < 0.05.