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Table 1 Results from phonetypic tests and molecular methods for suspected NTM samples

From: Molecular identification of non-tuberculous mycobacterial species isolated from extrapulmonary samples using real-time PCR and rpoB sequence analysis

Method	Extrapulmonary NTM* (N = 124)
AFB**
Negative	95 (76.61%)
Positive	29 (23.38%)
Culture & Biochemical tests
Negative	77 (62%)
Positive	47 (37.90%)
Real-time PCR
Negative	55 (44.35%)
Positive	69 (55.64%)
*rpoB* sequencing
Negative	47 (37.9%)
Positive	77 (62%)

NTM*: non-tuberculous mycobacteria; AFB**: acid-fast bacilli

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