The analyses of detection for sputum specimens of mycobacterium tuberculosis of pulmonary tuberculosis patients / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the clinical effect of mycobacterium tuberculosis determination by culture and microscopy assay from sputum specimens of pulmonary tuberculosis patients.Methods The sputum specimens were dyed with the Ziehl-Neelsen anti-acid dyeing direct microscopy and examined by BACTEC-TB 960 culture system.Results The positive rate of culture and microscopy were 36.6% and 24.6%,the difference in the positive rate between the two methods was significant(P