Research Article
Comparative Diagnostic of Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: PCR is a Fast, Efficient, and Improved Diagnostic Approach
Table 1
Comparative analysis of direct smear microscopy, culture by LJ & BACTEC and PCR (nā=ā100).
| Serial number | Methods | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Total number |
| 1 | Direct smear microscopy positive | 24 (24%) | 76 (76%) | 100 | 2 | Culture by LJ | 34 (34%) | 66 (66%) | 100 | 3 | Culture by BACTEC | 45 (45%) | 55 (55%) | 100 | 4 | PCR | 48 (48%) | 52 (52%) | 100 |
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