Table 2. Histopathological and microbiological results for different biopsies obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy from disseminated tuberculosis patients involved in this study.
| Samples | Caseating granuloma, n (%) | Non-caseating granuloma, n (%) | AFB positive, n (%) |
Culture-positive, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transbronchial biopsy | 10 (62.5) | 1 (6.3) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (60.0) |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage | NA | NA | 7 (25.9) | 17 (63.0) |
| Bronchial wash | NA | NA | 9 (33.3) | 18 (66.7) |
| Bronchial brush | NA | NA | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Post-bronchoscopy sputum | NA | NA | 4 (50.0) | 8 (100) |
Data given as n (%).
NA: not applicable.