M. tuberculosis in Lymph Node Biopsy Paraffin-Embedded Sections

Table 1

Sex distribution of Ziehl-Neelsen-stained paraffin-embedded lymph node biopsy sections by anatomical site and age, Jimma University specialized Hospital, the Jimma, Ethiopia, 2010.

Anatomical sites	Male n (%)	Female n (%)	Total n (%)
Cervical; Positive; Negative; Total	3 (10); 3 (10); 6 (20)	19 (63.3); 5 (16.7); 24 (80)	22 (73.3); 8 (26.7); 30 (100)
Axillary; Positive; Negative; Total	3 (16.7); 4 (22.2); 7 (38.9)	9 (50); 2 (11.1); 11 (61.1)	12 (66.7); 6 (33.3); 18 (100)
Mesenteric; Positive; Negative; Total	1 (10); 5 (50); 6 (60)	2 (20); 2 (20); 4 (40)	3 (30); 7 (70); 10 (100)
Inguinal; Positive; Negative; Total	0; 1; 1	0; 1; 1	0; 2; 2
Age distribution
<15 years; Positive; Negative; Total	1 (7.1); 1 (7.1); 2 (14.2)	6 (42.9); 6 (42.9); 12 (85.8)	7 (50); 7 (50); 14 (100)
15–45 years; Positive; Negative; Total	6 (17.6); 4 (11.8); 10 (29.4)	24 (70.5); 0; 24 (70.5)	30 (88.1); 4 (11.8); 34 (100)
>45 years; Positive; Negative; Total	0; 8 (66.7); 8 (33.3)	0; 4 (33.3); 4 (33.3)	0; 12 (100); 12 (100)