Table 5.

Comparative reproduction periods for the LJ and MGIT methods

Study	Year	LJ reproduction period (day)	MGIT reproduction period (day)
Chien and et al. [13]	2000	30.7	10.7
Kanchana and et al. [6]	2000	21.6	9.3
Ozturk and et al. [12]	2001	20.8	11.1
Kocazeybek and et al. [4]	2002	24.1	12.2
Alp and et al. [5]	2002	19.4	10.9
Rishi and et al. [3]	2007	28.81	9.6
Our study	2008–2009	29.7	12.1

LJ: Lowenstein-Jensen; MGIT: mycobacterium growth indicator tube