Table 3 Results of real-time PCR testing, culture for MTB (pleural/tissue specimen), and histopathologic study (presence of granulomatous inflammation in pleural tissue) among 98* patients with pleural TB diagnosis.
From: Evaluation of real-time PCR of patient pleural effusion for diagnosis of tuberculosis
Culture for MTB in pleural fluid | Culture for MTB in pleural tissue | Histopathologic study of pleural tissue | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
positive | negative | positive | negative | positive | negative | Total | |
Real-time PCR | |||||||
positive | 12 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 42 (42.9%) |
negative/inhibition | 18 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 51 | 5 | |
Total | 30 (30.6%) | 63 (64.3%) | 87 (88.8%) | 98 (100%) | |||