THE DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF ACID-FAST-BACILLUS SMEAR-POSITIVE SPUTUM SPECIMENS

Authors
STONE BL BURMAN WJ HILDRED MV JARBOE EA REVES RR WILSON ML
Citation
Bl. Stone et al., THE DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF ACID-FAST-BACILLUS SMEAR-POSITIVE SPUTUM SPECIMENS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 35(4), 1997, pp. 1030-1031
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1030 - 1031
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1997)35:4<1030:TDYOAS>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The yield of mycobacterial culture from acid-fast-bacillus smear-posit ive sputum specimens was 387 of 439 (88.2%). Forty-nine of 52 culture- negative specimens came from patients on treatment. We conclude that t he yield of culture from smear-positive sputum specimens is very high and that only two acid-fast-bacillus smear-positive specimens are need ed for the initial evaluation of pulmonary mycobacteriosis.