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Table 2 Laboratory results of different diagnostic procedures in tuberculous pleuritis and tuberculous lymphadenitis cases and non-TB controls

From: Immunocytochemical detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosiscomplex specific antigen, MPT64, improves diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis and tuberculous pleuritis

Diagnosis

ZN stain

Number of specimens n(%) positive by

LJ culture

Cytology

IS1081-PCR

ICC

TB (51)

     

Pleural fluid (n = 26)

1(3.8)

3(11.0)

16(61.5)

21(80.8)

18(69.2)

Lymph node aspirate (n = 25)

6(24.0)

7(28.0)

18(72.0)

21(84.0)

20(80.0)

Total

7(13.7)

10(1.6)

34(66.7)

42(82.4)

38(74.5)

Non TB (N = 67)

     

Pleural fluid (n = 37)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

5(13.5)

Lymph node aspirate (n = 30)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

2(6.7)

Total

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

7(10.4)