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Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects

From: Expression of M. tuberculosis-induced suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) 1, SOCS3, FoxP3 and secretion of IL-6 associates with differing clinical severity of tuberculosis

Site

N

Abscess

Microscopy

Radiology

AFBC

Histopathology

PTB

33

 

14/23

30/30

10/16

2/23

ETB

      

L-ETB

      

Lymph Node

19

1

0/5

3/13

1/4

16/16

Unilateral Pleural

7

 

0/3

7/7

1/2

0/1

D-ETB

      

Spine

4

2

0/2

1/2

1/2

3/3

Abdominal

1

 

1/1

1/1

0/1

N/A

Ovarian

1

 

N/A

0/1

1/1

1/1

Bilateral Pleural

1

 

0/1

1/1

N/A

N/A

  1. PTB, pulmonary TB; ETB, extra-pulmonary TB; L-ETB, less severe ETB; D-ETB, disseminated ETB; N, number of subjects; Microscopy, acid fast bacillus smear using Ziehl Neelsen staining; Radiology, XRay/ CT scan/ or MRI; AFBC, acid fast bacilli culture by MIGIT system (Becton Dickinson, USA); histo-pathological staining of biopsy material and or FNAC (fine needle aspirate cytology) where relevant.
  2. The numbers indicate those diagnosed as positive /of total by each method.
  3. N/A, not available.