Table 4
Numbers of acid fast bacilli detected in NaOH treated samples
Auramine (40%)
(n=78)
0
<1
1–9
10–90
>90
28 positive results by any method from 70 positives in all; detection rates noted in parenthesis.
0
50
23
<1
1
1
ZN (7%)
1–9
2
1
10–90
>90