Table 1 Clinical samples sent for mycobacteriology
Sample | Urine and sputum samples obtained in first 24 h | Total samples obtained during admission | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Number of patients producing ≥1 sample (%) | Total number of samples | Number of patients producing ≥1 sample (%) | Total number of samples | Total number of culture and Xpert tests done | Number of positive culture and Xpert tests (%) | Number of TB patients with ≥1 positive culture or Xpert test (%) |
Sputum | 158 (37.0) | 279 | 245 (57.4) | 615 | 871 | 210 (24.1) | 75 (54.0)a |
Urine | 418 (97.9) | 418 | 418 (97.9) | 418 | 833 | 141 (16.9) | 89 (64.0) |
Other non-respiratory samples | - | - | 418 (97.9) | 712 | 687 | 91 (13.2) | 69 (49.6) |
 Ascitic fluid | - | - | 5 (1.2) | 5 | 5 | 1 (20.0) | 1 (0.7) |
 Blood | - | - | 410 (96.0) | 469 | 469 | 41 (8.7) | 41 (29.5) |
 Bone marrow | - | - | 2 (0.5) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | - | - | 76 (17.8) | 94 | 94 | 8 (8.5) | 8 (5.8) |
 Fine needle aspirate (FNA) | - | - | 19 (4.4) | 23 | 10 | 6 (60.0) | 6 (4.3) |
 Gastric lavage | - | - | 5 (1.2) | 7 | 7 | 2 (28.6) | 1 (0.7) |
 Pus | - | - | 5 (1.2) | 6 | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 3 (2.2) |
 Pleural fluid | - | - | 21 (4.9) | 29 | 29 | 17 (58.6) | 13 (9.4) |
 Stoolb | - | - | 9 (2.1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Urinec | - | - | 60 (14.1) | 63 | 61 | 11 (18.0) | 11 (7.9) |
 Other | - | - | 4 (0.9) | 4 | 4 | 1 (25.0) | 1 (0.7) |
Total | 420 (98.4) | 697 | 427 (100) | 1,745 | 2,391 | 442 (18.5) | 139 (100) |