Table 2. Fecal culture by MGIT Para TB compared to solid media for the 61 direct fecal QPCR positive samples.
MGIT |
Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. +ve | No. -ve | |||
(median DNA quantity (pg) in direct fecal QPCR*) | ||||
7H10 | No. +ve | 22 | 5 | 27 |
(5.72E–02 a) | (8.31E–04 b) | |||
No. –ve | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
(1.30E–03 b) | (5.69E–04 b) | |||
Total | 38 | 23 | 61 |
Kappa value=0.33, McNemar’s χ2=4.76, P<0.05. * Different letters indicate differences in a Kruskal-Wallis test with post hoc multiple comparisons (P<0.05).