Numbers of acid fast bacilli detected after liquifaction and concentration of samples
| Auramine (100%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=78) | 0 | <1 | 1–9 | 10–90 | >90 | |
| 70 positive results by any method from 70 positives in all; detection rates noted in parenthesis. | ||||||
| 0 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| <1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | |||
| ZN (80%) | 1–9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 10–90 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| >90 | 1 | |||||