Table 4.

Staining and culture of M. avium in clinical samples other than blood

			AFB Smear		Culture
PATIENT	SAMPLE	Number of Samples	POS	NEG	POS	NEG
1	Stool	2	0	2	1	1
2	Stool	2	0	2	1	1
3	Stool	2	2	0	2	0
4	Urine	2	0	2	2	0
5	Urine	2	0	2	2	0
6	Urine	2	0	2	1	1
7	Urine	2	0	2	2	0
8*	Sputum	2	2	0	2	0
9*	Sputum	2	2	0	1	0
	TOTAL	18	6	12	14	3

8^* Patient with past history of TB 9^* Patient with simultaneous finding of M. tuberculosis