Pouched Rats’ Detection of Tuberculosis in Human Sputum: Comparison to Culturing and Polymerase Chain Reaction

Table 1

Samples classified as M. tuberculosis and non-M. tuberculosis by Multiplex PCR.

	M. tuberculosis	Non M. tuberculosis
Total PCR+	129	13
ZN+ glycerol/pyruvate	(102/87)	(2/13)
^𝛼Rat+	109	10
Smear+ (DOTS)	86	7

^𝛼A sample was considered rat positive if at least one rat indicated.