Table 2.

Positivity rates of MTB in males and females (n = 766)

Sr.No.	Type of Sample	Total Samples Received	Males Positive/Total (%age)	Female Positive/Total (%age)	p-value
1	Serum	41	0/27	2/14 (14.2%)	0.1
2	Blood	88	18/41 (43.9%)	14/47 (29.7%)	0.2
3	Urine	225	53/134 (39.5%)	52/91 (57.1%)	0.07
4	CSF	76	16/41 (39%)	16/35 (45.7%)	0.1
5	Ascitic Fluid	133	61/81 (75%)	29/52 (55.7%)	0.1
6	Pleural Fluid	98	30/58 (51.7%)	21/40 (52.5%)	0.5
7	Pericardial Fluid	10	3/9 (33.3%)	0/1	0.7
8	Pus	44	11/25 (44%)	6/19 (31.5%)	0.39
9	Bone Marrow	5	1/2 (50%)	2/3 (66.6%)	0.5
10	Sputum	36	5/13 (38.4%)	9/23 (39.1%)	0.2
11	BAL	10	5/6 (83.3%)	2/4 (50%)	0.5
12	Total	766	203/437 (46.4%)	153/329 (46.5%)	NS

MTB: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; CSF: cerebro spinal fluid; BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage; NS: Non-significant