Table 2.
The comparative results
| Patient No | Specimen | AFB | Time To Growth Detection (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| LJ | MGIT | TK | |||
| 2 | BAL | + | 16 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | BAL | + | 24 | 12 | 21 |
| 22 | Sputum | ++++ | 21 | 6 | 19 |
| 33 | Sputum | + | 27 | 10 | 29 |
| 42 | BAL | + | 13 | 6 | 10 |
| 49 | Sputum | + | - | 14 | 22 |
| 66 | Sputum | +++ | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| 80 | Sputum | +++ | 17 | 8 | 14 |
| 130 | Sputum | ++ | 19 | 8 | 15 |
| 134 | Sputum | + | 17 | 7 | 12 |
| 137 | BAL | + | 29 | - | 24 |
| 151 | Sputum | +++ | 20 | 5 | 13 |
| 152 | Sputum | +++ | 30 | 13 | 23 |
| 176 | BAL | - | - | 11 | 26 |
| 189 | Sputum | ++ | 17 | 6 | 8 |
| Total number (percent) | 14 (7) | 13 (6.5) | 14 (7) | 15 (7.5) | |
| (Median: days) | 20.1* | 8.3* | 17.1* | ||
*
(p<0.001).