Table 2 Summary of SAT-TB, smear FM, and culture results
SAT-TB (+) | SAT-TB (−) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smear (+) | Smear (−) | Smear (+) | Smear (−) | ||
before treatment | Mt-culture (+) | 236 (62.6%) | 134 (35.55%) | 0 | 7 (1.86%) |
Mt-culture (−) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2nd week | Mt-culture (+) | 143 (51.07%) | 76 (27.15%) | 0 | 61 (21.78%) |
Mt-culture (−) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 (25.73%) | |
2nd month | Mt-culture (+) | 79 (50.32%) | 36 (22.93%) | 0 | 42 (26.75%) |
Mt-culture (−) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 (59.46%) | |
5th month | Mt-culture (+) | 38 (58.46%) | 22 (33.84%) | 0 | 5 (7.7%) |
Mt-culture (−) | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.65%) | 310 (99.35%) | |
6th/8th month | Mt-culture (+) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mt-culture (−) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 (82.76%) | |