Table 2. Bacteriological isolation and molecular genotyping of M. bovis.

Case number	Age	Sex	Histology compatible with tuberculosis	Presence of AFB	Bacteriological isolation	PCR genes
						MPB70/M22	RD9	RD4
1	4 Years	F	+	+	−	+	+	−
2	4 Years	F	+	+	−	+	+	+
3	2 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
4	3 Years	F	+	+	−	−	−	−
5	3 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
6	5 Years	F	+	+	−	−	−	−
7	5 Years	F	+	+	−	+	+	+
8	3 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
9	6 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
10	3 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
11	2 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
12	6 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
13	4 Years	F	+	+	−	−	−	−
14	5 Years	F	+	+	−	+	+	−
15	3 Years	F	+	+	−	+	+	−
16	4 Years	F	+	+	−	+	+	−
17	5 Years	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
18	4 Months	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
19	4 Months	F	+	+	+	+	+	+
20	4 Months	M	+	+	+	+	+	+
21	4 Months	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−
22	3 Months	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	+
23	8 Days	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	+
24	1 Month	F	+	+	N/A	−	−	−
25	1.5 Months	F	+	+	N/A	−	−	−
26	3 Months	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−
27	3 Months	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−
28	2 Months	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−
29	1 Month	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−
30	2.5 Months	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−
31	1 Month	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−
32	3.5 Months	F	+	+	N/A	+	+	−

F, Female; M, Male; N/A, not applicable; AFB, Acid-fast bacilli; +, positive result; −, negative result.