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. 2017 Nov;112(11):779–784. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760160541

TABLE II. Blood glutaraldehyde gelification time in confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB).

Types Blood glutaraldehyde gelification time
GT (+) Uncertain GT GT (-)
BGGT < 300 sec 300-600 sec 600-720 sec > 720 sec
Confirmed PTB (N = 64) 38 24 0 2
Confirmed EPTB (N = 34) 16 15 0 3

BGGT: blood glutaraldehyde gelification time; GT: glutaraldehyde test.