Research Article

Assessment of the BD MGIT TBc Identification Test for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Network of Mycobacteriology Laboratories

Table 1

Identification of M. tuberculosis complex and differentiation from nontuberculous mycobacteria by the TBcID.

Mycobacterial species ( )TBcID
PositiveNegative

M. tuberculosis complex (71)647
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (28)028
AFB high G+C bacteria (1)01

AFB: acid-fast bacilli.