Cytological patterns | Cases % (n/N) | Direct ZN positive % (n/N) | Concentrated ZN positive % (n/N) | Direct PCR positive % (n/N) | Culture positive % (n/N) |
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Epithelioid cell with necrosis | 42 (56/132) | 44.6 (25/56) | 73.2 (41/56) | 77.0 (42/56) | 62.5 (35/56) |
Epithelioid cell without necrosis | 31.8 (42/132) | 9.5 (4/42) | 61.9 (26/42) | 69.0 (29/42) | 66.7 (28/42) |
Necrosis without epithelioid cell | 14.4 (19/132) | 31.6 (6/19) | 52.6 (10/19) | 63.2 (12/19) | 57.9 (11/19) |
Polymorphs with necrosis | 11.4 (15/132) | 20.0 (3/15) | 33.3 (5/15) | 33.3 (5/15) | 66.6 (10/15) |