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. 2013 Sep 20;76(1):65–72. doi: 10.1292/jvms.13-0366

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).