[Retracted] Predictive Role of ADA in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Making the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 1

Frequency of patients with pulmonary TB based on sputum smear sputum culture and BAL culture.

	Smear		Culture
	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive
Sputum 𝑁 (%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	10 (67%)	5 (33%)
BAL fluid 𝑁 (%)	7 (47%)	8 (53%)	4 (27%)	11 (73%)