Tuberculosis Research and Treatment / 2011 / Article / Tab 1 / Clinical Study
M. tuberculosis in Lymph Node Biopsy Paraffin-Embedded SectionsTable 1 Sex distribution of Ziehl-Neelsen-stained paraffin-embedded lymph node biopsy sections by anatomical site and age, Jimma University specialized Hospital, the Jimma, Ethiopia, 2010.
Anatomical sites Male n (%) Female n (%) Total n (%) Cervical Positive Negative Total 3 (10) 3 (10) 6 (20) 19 (63.3) 5 (16.7) 24 (80) 22 (73.3) 8 (26.7) 30 (100) Axillary Positive Negative Total 3 (16.7) 4 (22.2) 7 (38.9) 9 (50) 2 (11.1) 11 (61.1) 12 (66.7) 6 (33.3) 18 (100) Mesenteric Positive Negative Total 1 (10) 5 (50) 6 (60) 2 (20) 2 (20) 4 (40) 3 (30) 7 (70) 10 (100) Inguinal Positive Negative Total 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 Age distribution <15 years Positive Negative Total 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 2 (14.2) 6 (42.9) 6 (42.9) 12 (85.8) 7 (50) 7 (50) 14 (100) 15–45 years Positive Negative Total 6 (17.6) 4 (11.8) 10 (29.4) 24 (70.5) 0 24 (70.5) 30 (88.1) 4 (11.8) 34 (100) >45 years Positive Negative Total 0 8 (66.7) 8 (33.3) 0 4 (33.3) 4 (33.3) 0 12 (100) 12 (100)