An IMS/ATP Assay for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urine

Table 2

Summary results for false positives in the blinded assays.

Organism	Replicate	Conc. (CFU/mL)	S : N at T1	S : N at any time point > T1	Average S : N (T1–T4)	Average S : N/T1	Send for confirmation
M. smegmatis	1	10^6	23.80	X	57.50	2.42	Yes
	2	10^6	4.29	X	4.52	1.05	Yes
	2	10^6	3.98	X	4.26	1.07	Yes
M. intracellulare	3	10^6	1.56	X	1.56	1.00	Yes
C. albicans	3	10^6	347.1	X	378.0	1.09	Yes
	3	10^6	264.2	X	392.4	1.49	Yes
	3	10^5	44.76	X	48.48	1.08	Yes
	4	10^5	15.81	X	28.14	1.78	Yes
	4	10^5	19.03	X	32.6	1.71	Yes
	4	10^4	1.75	X	2.92	1.67	Yes
K. pneumoniae	3	10^6	1.09	X	1.05	0.96	No
E. faecalis	3	10^6	7.95	X	7.73	0.97	No
	4	10^6	13.54	X	12.87	0.95	No