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Table 2 Patients in study B, positive for M. tuberculosis (n=9) ^a

From: Higher blood volumes improve the sensitivity of direct PCR diagnosis of blood stream tuberculosis among HIV-positive patients: an observation study

Patient	Blood
Patient	Culture	FT MTB^b
B5	+	+
B6	+	+
B7	+	+
B8	+	-
B9	+	+
B10	-	+
B11	+	-
B12	+	+

^a+, positive;–, negative.
^bNine milliliters blood extracted.

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