Table 4 Effect of decontamination on culture results for different media
Media | Decontamination | Culture result n (%) | Significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | Negative | Positive | Positive + contaminants | Overgrown |  |
MGIT Winter | No | 43 (21.9) | 35 (17.9) | 115 (58.7) | 3 (1.5) | p < 0.0001* |
Yes | 99 (50.8) | 49 (25.1) | 46 (23.6) | 1 (0.5) | ||
MGIT + PANTA Winter | No | 4 (0.7) | 48 (24.7) | 82 (42.3) | 3 (1.5) | p < 0.0001* |
Yes | 14 (2.5) | 64 (32.8) | 19 (9.7) | 1 (0.5) | ||
7H11 Summer | No | 4 (0.7) | 234 (41.1) | 145 (25.4) | 187 (32.8) | p < 0.0001 |
Yes | 14 (2.5) | 338 (59.3) | 62 (10.9) | 156 (27.4) | ||
7H11 Winter | No | 46 (7.9) | 313 (53.5) | 115 (19.7) | 111 (19) | |
Yes | 161 (27.5) | 335 (57.3) | 20 (3.4) | 69 (11.8) | ||