Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the tuberculosis patients used for the study
| PTB | DTB | LNTB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 149 | 11 | 25 |
| Age (years; ± SD) | 32.50 ± 13.3 | 34.36 ± 12.9 | 29.12 ± 11.6 |
| Sex (M:F) | 0.37:0.63 | 0.27:0.73 | 0.76: 0.24 |
| Sputum smear | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| Sputum culture | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Lymph node FNAC | ND | 2 | 7 |
| Lymph node biopsy | ND | 3 | 20 |
| Pus smear | ND | 4 | 0 |
| Pus culture | ND | 6 | 0 |
| Positive TST response | 79 | 8 | 17 |
| Response to treatment | 149 | 11 | 25 |
Some patients in the PTB group had both smears and cultures positive while in the LNTB group, two patients had positive FNAC as well as biopsy positive. Similarly, in the DTB group 4 patients had both smear and cultures positive from the cold abscesses.
DTB: disseminated tuberculosis; PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; LNTB = lymph node tuberculosis; FNAC= fine needle aspiration cytology