Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast staining and mycolic acid analysis of concentrated samples and Middlebrook 7H9 cultures were carried out on 127 sputum specimens to evaluate a rapid method for detecting and identifying mycobacteria by analyzing fluorescent derivatives of mycolic acids in concentrated sputum specimens and in Middlebrook 7H9 cultures and compare with mycobacterial detection using Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) cultures. All samples were classified into five groups according to the number of acid-fast bacilli observed in the smear. The group of samples with 3+ acid-fast bacilli in the smear had the highest number of positive detections of mycolic acids in the concentrated samples and the Middlebrook 7H9 cultures (81.8 and 100%, respectively). The overall percentages of mycolic acid detection for both sample types were 43.2 and 91.3%, respectively. The mycolic acid analysis of the Middlebrook 7H9 cultures had the fewest false negative detections with respect to the LJ cultures. The analysis of fluorescent derivatives of mycolic acids, using HPLC, is useful for concentrated sputum samples with large number of bacilli (3+) and is preferred for Middlebrook 7H9 cultures, even for clinical specimens with a low number of bacilli. Furthermore, with this analytical method, the simultaneous detection and identification of mycobacteria is usually possible.
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