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. 2017 Apr 11;7:117. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00117

Table 4.

Detection of PTB cases using bacteriological methods and TS-SPOT assay.

TS-SPOT, n (%) Smear staining Bacterial culture Total smear + culture
Positive Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative
Positive 33 (86.84) 53 (81.54) 47 (92.16) 38 (73.07) 33 (94.28) 35 (74.46)
Negative 5 (13.16) 12 (18.46) 4 (7.84) 14 (26.92) 2 (5.71) 12 (25.53)