Patient group | Positivity for Ag 85 complex (cutoff of 0.18) | Negativity for Ag 85 complex | Absorbance (Mean ± 2SD) | Range |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis group (n = 128) | 105 (82.03%) | 23 (17.96%) | 0.42 ± 0.22 | 0.03 – 0.92 |
Confirmed (n = 24) (AFB & ulture positive) | 23 (95.83%) | 1 (4.17%) | 0.64 ± 0.22 | 0.22 – 0.92 |
Clinically diagnosed (n = 104) (AFB & ulture negative) | 82 (78.84%) | 22 (21.16%) | 0.37 ± 0.19 | 0.03 – 0.92 |
Non-tuberculosis group (69) | 10(14. 49%) | 59 (85. 51%) | 0.16 ± 0.08 | 0.01 – 0.36 |
Disease Control(n = 49) | 10 (20.40%) | 39 (79.59%) | 0.17 ± 0.09 | 0.01 – 0.36 |
Healthy Control(n = 20) | 0 (0%) | 20 (100%) | 0.13 ± 0.05 | 0.02 – 0.21 |