Table 3 Distributions of EPTB with in Age group by AFB microscopic and cytological techniques among suspected patients at University of Gondar Hospital, from January 2012 to April 2012, (N = 344)
Age | Sex | Types of specimens | AFB microscopic results | Cytological results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Lymph node (%) | CSF (%) | Periton-eal fluid (%) | Pleural Fluid (%) | Ascitic fluid (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | |
<10 | 17 | 20 | 24 (10.9) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | 9 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 3 (8.1) | 34 (91.9) | 13 (59) | 9 (41) |
10-20 | 34 | 38 | 51 (23.1) | 7 (14.3) | 6 (14) | 8 (29.6) | 0 (0) | 7 (9.7) | 65 (90.3) | 33 (60) | 22 (40) |
21-30 | 52 | 42 | 69 (31.2) | 10 (20.4) | 11 (25.6) | 3 (11.1) | 1 (25) | 8 (8.5) | 86 (91.5) | 33 (62.3) | 20 (37.7) |
31-40 | 27 | 40 | 43 (19.5) | 13 (26.5) | 6 (14) | 3 (11.1) | 2 (50) | 10 (14.9) | 57 (85.1) | 46 (67) | 23 (33) |
41-50 | 17 | 21 | 20 (9) | 9 (18.4) | 8 (18.6) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (7.9) | 35 (92.1 ) | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) |
>50 | 16 | 20 | 14 (6.3) | 9 (18.4) | 9 (21.1) | 3 (11.1) | 1 (25) | 3 (8.3) | 33 (91.7) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) |
Total | 163 | 181 | 221 (100) | 49 (100) | 43 (100) | 27 (100) | 4 (100) | 34 (9.9) | 310 (90.1) | 152 (62.3) | 92 (37.7) |