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Table 1 Clinical data from patients included in the protocols of extraction from cultures

From: Evaluation of six different DNA extraction methods for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by means of PCR-IS6110: preliminary study

Patients

Gender

Origin

Hypothesis/Symptoms

Past TB

HIV

3

m

Ward

Cough to clarify

No

Yes

4

m

Outpatient

TB

No

No

5

m

Ward

Fever to clarify

No

No

6

f

Ward

TB

No

No

7

m

EU

TB

No

No

8

m

Ward

TB

Yes

Yes

9

f

Ward

TB

No

No

10

m

Ward

TB

No

No

  1. m = male; f = female; EU = emergency unit; TB = tuberculosis; HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus.