Table 3 Microbiological findings for miliary tuberculosis and cerebrospinal fluid examination
From: Extremely high levels of central nervous system involvement in miliary tuberculosis
Specimen | Smear (%) | Culture (%) | Xpert (%) | PCR (%) | MeltPro TB (%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sputum | 47/179 (26.26) | 80/161 (49.69) | 67/109 (61.47) | 37/70 (52.86) | 30/66 (45.45) | 134/225 (59.56) |
Blood | – | 4/32 (12.50) | – | – | – | 4/32 (12.50) |
CSF | 2/206 (0.97) | 6/87 (6.90) | 15/129 (11.63) | 9/188 (4.79) | – | 21/238 (8.82) |
Total | 49/287 (17.07) | 89/219 (40.64) | 77/166 (46.39) | 46/218 (21.10) | 30/66 (45.45) | 151/317 (47.63) |