Table 2 Performance of MGIT 960 culture on gastric aspirate samples collected on two consecutive days from 130 children with probable intrathoracic tuberculosis
MGIT960 Culture Results | Day 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Total | ||
Day 2 | Positive | 23 (17.7Â %) | 13 (10Â %) | 36 (27.7Â %) |
Negative | 18 (13.8Â %) | 76 (58.5Â %) | 94 (72.3Â %) | |
Total | 41 (31.5Â %) | 89 (68.5Â %) | 130 | |