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Table 3 Staining and culture of M. avium in blood samples

From: Frequency of tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV infected patients from Bogota, Colombia

   

AFB smear

Culture

Patient

Sample

Number of Samples

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

1

blood

2

1

1

2

0

2

blood

2

1

1

2

0

3

blood

2

1

1

2

0

3 *

blood

2

0

2

2

0

 

urine

2

1

1

2

0

 

stool

2

2

0

2

0

 

TOTAL

12

6

6

12

0

  1. 3 * Sample after one month of follow. This patient had past history of tuberculosis
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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