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.

VariableNo. (%)Positive findingCulture positiveSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Positive predictive value (%)Negative predictive value (%)

pAbBCG
 Case232323 100 100 100 33/3
 Control700
Ziel-Neelsen
 Case2399 39/1 100 100 33/3
 Control700