Research Article

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

Table 3

Results of the TBcID for a subset of 25 M. tuberculosis complex strains using different culture media.

Strain ID TBcID result
MGITLowenstein-Jensen

22(+)(+)
28(+)(+)
56(+)(+)
57(+)(+)
58(+)(+)
61(+)(+)
70(+)(+)
74(+)(+)
75(+)(+)
76(+)(+)
77(+)(+)
78(+)(+)
79(+)(+)
80(+)(+)
81(+)(+)
87(+)(+)
90(+)(+)
91(+)(+)
94(+)(+)
95(+)(+)
96(+)(+)
97(+)(+)
98(+)(+)
99(+)(+)
100(+)(+)

Total (25)2525

(+) positive result.