Recovery of mycobacteria from 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 (44) | 86 (12.8 (3–30)) | 66 (18.6 (14–42)) | 91 (9.4 (2–35)) |
| M tuberculosis (18) | 94 (15.3 (7–30)) | 78 (19.1 (14–28)) | 100 (11.7 (4–35)) |
| M malmoense (15) | 80 (14.3 (3–22)) | 47 (29.7 (21–42)) | 73 (10.2 (3–21)) |
| M avium complex (4) | 75 (8.7 (6–22)) | 25 (14.0) | 100 (7.0 (3–21)) |
| M fortuitum (7) | 86 (4.8 (3–12)) | 100 (7.0) | 100 (3.6 (2–10)) |