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. 2017 Mar 31;6(2):383. doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v6i2.383

TABLE 1.

Cross tabulation of SD MPT64 assay and para-nitrobenzoic acid.

SD MPT64 assay Reference standard (PNB)
Negative M. tuberculosis NTM Total
Positives
Negative 0 0 0 0
M. tuberculosis 0 136 0 136
NTM 0 0 2 2
Negatives
Negative 50 0 0 50
M. tuberculosis 0 0 0 0
NTM 0 0 0 0
NTM
Negative 0 0 0 0
M. tuberculosis 0 0 0 0
NTM 0 0 50 50

PNB, para-nitrobenzoic acid; NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria; ZN, Ziehl-Neelsen.