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Table 1 Patients with positive result in GL and/or IE

From: “Induced sputum versus gastric lavage for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children”

Patient

Induced sputum

Gastric lavage

Culture positive

Smear positive

PCR positive

Culture positive

Smear positive

PCR positive

1

3 (3)

1 (3)

NP

2 (3)

0

NP

2

1 (3)

0

0

3 (3)

0

0

3

3 (3)

0

0

2 (3)

0

0

4

3 (3)

1 (3)

3 (3)

3 (3)

3 (3)

3 (3)

5

3 (3)

0

0

3 (3)

0

1 (3)

6

0

0

0

1 (3)

0

0

7

0

0

0

1 (3)

0

0

8

0

0

0

2 (3)

0

0

9

0

0

1 (3)

0

0

0

10

0

0

1 (3)

0

0

0

  1. NP: not performed.