Clinical Study
An Early Morning Sputum Sample Is Necessary for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Even with More Sensitive Techniques: A Prospective Cohort Study among Adolescent TB-Suspects in Uganda
Table 2
Mycobacterial yield from EM and spot sputum samples by different culture methods (n = 1862).
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EM: early morning; MTBC: mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, MOTT: mycobacterium other than tuberculosis, LJ: Lowenstein Jensen, MGIT: mycobacterium growth indicator tube. IY: incremental yield, LJ: Lowenstein Jensen, MGIT: mycobacterium growth indicator tube. |