Table 3 Distribution of cases demonstrating positivity by ZN and/or GeneXpert MTB-RIF (GX) and/or culture according to cytomorphological patterns (n = 100)
From: Combination method for the diagnosis of Tuberculous lymphadenitis in high burden settings
Methods | Cytomorphological patterns | Total n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pattern A | Pattern B | Pattern C | Pattern D | ||
Only ZN positive (1) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 (1) |
Only GX positive (27) | 20 | 5 | 2 | - | 27 (27) |
ZN + GX positive (33) | 14 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 33 (33) |
Culture positive (39) | 24 | 15 | - | - | 39 (39) |