Table 5 Positivity for Mycobacterium infection and type of sample (n = 1622)
SAMPLE | CULTURE | AFB Smear | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POSITIVE | NEGATIVE | POSITIVE | NEGATIVE | |||||
N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Blood | 8 | 1.2 | 640 | 98.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 645 | 99.5 |
Stool | 12 | 3.2 | 362 | 96.8 | 11 | 3 | 363 | 97 |
Sputum | 8 | 8 | 93 | 92 | 6 | 6 | 93 | 94 |
CSF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
Ascitic fluid | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 40 | 2.5 | 1582 | 97.5 | 22 | 1.3 | 1600 | 98.7 |