Table 1 Yearly distribution of clinically suspected BU cases, laboratory tests used for confirmation and positive BU cases detected in Zio and Yoto Districts of Maritime Region, Togo, March 2013 to April 2015
Parameters | Number of BU suspected cases, n |
|---|---|
Yearly distribution of BU suspected cases | |
2013 (March to December) | 31 |
2014 | 63 |
2015 (January to April) | 35 |
Total | 129 |
Laboratory confirmation tests | Positive BU Cases, n (%) |
Ziehl-Neelsen microscopy (129 cases analyzed) | 67 (51.9) |
PCR technique (129 cases analyzed) | 91 (70.5) |
ZN microscopy and IS2404 PCR | 58 (44.4) |