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New positive tests before and after start of ATC for 59 adults with serial samples
| Test | No. positive
|
Total positive/total no. of specimens (% positive) [95% CI] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretreatment | Days 2 to 5 | Days 5 to 15 | Days 16 to 40 | Days 41 to 80 | Days 260 to 280 | ||
| ZN staining | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38/59 (64) [51-76] |
| MTD | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35/59 (59) [46-72] |
| ZN staining and/or MTD | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49/59 (83) [71-92] |
| Culture | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42/59 (71) [58-82] |
