Table 4. Lymph node involvement and identification of M.tb complex species by DNA hybridization technology in FNAs from culture positive (n=226) TBLN patients.
Infected sites | Total cases (n=437) | Smear positive (n=11) | P value* | Culture positive (n=226) | P value∆ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cervical | 321 | 10 (90.9) | 0.302 | 171(75.7) | 0.601 |
Axilla | 64 | 1 (9.1) | 1.000 | 33(14.6) | 0.988 |
Inguinal | 35 | 0(0) | 1.000 | 15(6.6) | 0.631 |
Other | 17 | 0(0) | 1.000 | 7(3.1) | 0.765 |
* Fisher’s exact test,∆ Chi-square test