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Scatterplot illustrating acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear status (−, scanty, +, ++, and +++), mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) time (days) to positivity (TTP), and molecular CT on sputum specimens processed by cobas MTB. The equation of the line and R2 are represented on the plot. Specimen results are sorted by decreasing TTP.
