Table 2
Numbers of acid fast bacilli detected in liquified samples
Auramine (86%)
(n=78)
0
<1
1–9
10–90
>90
60 positive results by any method from 70 positives in all; detection rates noted in parenthesis.
0
18
17
1
<1
14
10
2
ZN (60%)
1–9
5
9
1
10–90
1
>90