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Basic statistics of AFB culture and NTM identifications
*Positive rate of AFB culture: positive culture results/referred tests in specimens or patients. †Rate of NTM identification to AFB culture-positive results: positive NTM results/AFB culture-positive results in specimens or patients.
AFB: acid-fast bacilli; NTM: nontuberculous mycobacteria.
