Hoʻohana ʻia kēia pahu no ka ʻike in vitro qualitative o nā maʻi me nā hōʻailona pili i ka maʻi tuberculosis a i ʻole i hōʻoia ʻia e ka hoʻokolokolo X-ray o ka maʻi mycobacterium tuberculosis a me nā specimens sputum o nā maʻi e koi ana i ka hōʻoia a i ʻole ka hōʻoia ʻokoʻa o ka maʻi mycobacterium tuberculosis.