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.