Research Article
Histopathological Findings in Immunohistological Staining of the Granulomatous Tissue Reaction Associated with Tuberculosis
Table 1
Comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of pAbBCG and Ziel-Neelsen.
| Variable | No. (%) | Positive finding | Culture positive | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Positive predictive value (%) | Negative predictive value (%) |
| pAbBCG | | | | | | | | Case | 23 | 23 | 23 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
33/3 | Control | 7 | 0 | 0 | Ziel-Neelsen | | | | | | | | Case | 23 | 9 | 9 |
39/1 |
100 |
100 |
33/3 | Control | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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