Table 1
Numbers of acid fast bacilli detected in untreated samples
Auramine (93%)
(n=78)
0
<1
1–9
10–90
>90
65 positive results by any method from 70 positives in all; detection rates noted in parenthesis.
0
13
14
<1
12
15
2
ZN (73%)
1–9
1
15
10–90
3
3
>90