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Comparison of diagnostic yield of “spot” and “early morning” sputum samples.
| Spot | EM | Kappa | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||
| Fluorescence | ||||
| Positive | 34(91.8) | 0(0.0) | 0.935 | p≤0.001 |
| Negative | 3(8.1) | 63(100.0) | ||
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| ||||
| ZN | ||||
| Positive | 21(84.0) | 0(0.0) | 0.887 | p≤0.001 |
| Negative | 4(16.0) | 75(100.0) | ||
Data is represented in raw figures and percentages. P-value is statistically significant if p< 0.05 as compared between “spot” and “early morning (EM)” sputum samples. EM: early morning.
