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Table 1 Monthly sputum control results of the child

From: Pediatric multi-drug resistant-tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in a resource—limited setting: a case report

Sputum sample control

Date

Smear microscopy with LED fluorescence microscopy

Xpert MTB/RIF

Culture (MGIT and LJ)

Month 0

05/12/2016

1+

MTB detected and RIF detected

TBC

Month 1

17/01/2017

No AFB seen

 

Negative

Month 2

09/02/2017

No AFB seen

 

Negative

Month 3

10/03/2017

5 AFB seen

 

Negative

Month 4

04/04/2017

No AFB seen

 

Negative

Month 5

08/06/2017

No AFB seen

 

Negative

Month 6

05/07/2017

No AFB seen

 

Negative

Month 7

07/08/2017

No AFB seen

 

Negative

Month 8

05/09/2017

No AFB seen

 

Negative

  1. AFB acid fast bacilli, TBC tuberculosis complex