Research Article

Smear Microscopy for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Eastern Sudan

Figure 2

Flowchart of the results. NALC-NaOH: sodium hydroxide/N-acetyl cysteine; MGIT: mycobacteria growth indicator tube; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; HAIN: line probe assay for GenoType CM and GenoType MTBC; MTBC: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; NTM: nontuberculous mycobacteria; Mix: two different mycobacteria grown on the same culture.