Sputum sample
MICROSCOPY:
Auramine-Rhodamine Stain: +++ (> 10 Acid fast bacilli DETECTED per HPF).
Ziehl-Neelsen Stain: +++ (> 10 Acid fast bacilli DETECTED per HPF).
ANTIGEN TESTING (ON ISOLATE).
MPT64 Antigen Identification Test: M.tuberculosis Complex NOT detected.
NUCLEIC ACID TESTING (ON SPECIMEN):
M.tuberculosis Complex PCR by GeneXpert: NOT Detected.
MYCOBACTERIUM CULTURE SCREEN:
MGIT bottle (2 days): POSITIVE.
MYCOBACTERIAL CULTURE:
1.Mycobacterium avium Complex ISOLATED