Table 3.
Comparison between histology and culture results for the detection of M. bovis from granulomas obtained from dairy cattle in Baja California, Mexico.
| Culture results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| M. bovis isolated | No isolation | Total | |
| Histology diagnosis | |||
| Mycobacteriosis-compatible | 345 | 9 | 354 |
| Abscess | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Actinobacillosis or mycosis | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Chronic pneumonia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Coccidioidomycosis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Eosinophilic granuloma | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Granuloma, unknown etiology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hepatitis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lymphoid hyperplasia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lymphoplasmitic hepatitis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lymphosarcoma | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Microgranuloma | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mycotic granuloma | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No significant findings | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Pyogranuloma | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Total | 358 | 54 | 412 |