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Table 4 Staining and culture of M. avium in clinical samples other than blood

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

   

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

  1. 8* Patient with past history of TB 9* Patient with simultaneous finding of M. tuberculosis
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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