Table 2. Diagnostic modality used for confirmation of tuberculosis.

Disease* category	N	% (TST≥10 mm)	Microscopy	Culture	Histology	¶Imaging	Response to treatment
TBNA	188	71	-	-	-	-	-
Pulmonary	111	62	47	24	0	38	2
Disseminated	20	35	1	3	2	12	2
Localized	47	43	1	10	13	10	13

Note: Primary diagnostic modality used diagnosis of tuberculosis.

^*Criteria for disease category given in material and methods.

^¶Imaging tests included chest×rays for pulmonary patients, CT scan and or MRI for disseminated disease.