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Baseline features of the study patients and controls
| TB cases | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||
| Children (2–14 years) | 6 | 0 |
| Adults (18–86 years) | 14 | 12 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 12 | 6 |
| Female | 8 | 6 |
| Origin of biopsies | ||
| Lung tissues from pulmonary TB with many AFBs | 3 | |
| Cervical lymph nodes | 13 | |
| Axillary lymph nodes | 2 | |
| Mesenteric lymph nodes | 1 | |
| Inguinal lymph nodes | 1 | |
| Foreign-body granulomas of the skin | 9 | |
| Colon cancer | 1 | |
| Normal tonsillar tissue | 1 | |
| Lung tissues from autopsy of ischemic heart disease | 1 |
