Recovery of mycobacteria from non-respiratory samples at six weeks by culture method
| Percentage of positive isolates (time to detection in days (range)) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species (no. isolated) | MB/BacT | Egg medium | Bactec 460 |
| All mycobacteria (15) | 80 (15.3 (8–33)) | 87 (20.4 (14–35)) | 80 (8.6 (3–13)) |
| M tuberculosis (5) | 100 (17.4 (15–21)) | 100 (18.2 (14–21)) | 100 (11.2 (10–13)) |
| M bovis (1) | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 14.0 | 7.0 | ||
| M avium complex (9) | 78 (13.7 (8–33)) | 78 (22.9 (14–35)) | 67 (6.7 (3–8)) |