Diagnostic Yield of Fluorescence and Ziehl-Neelsen Staining Techniques in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Comparative Study in a District Health Facility

Table 1

Comparison of diagnostic tests used.

	Fluorescent staining			Ziehl-Neelsen staining		Xpert MTB/Rif
	Spot	EM	(N=200)	Spot	EM	(N=200)	(N=200)
	(N=100)	(N=100)		(N=100)	(N=100)
Positive	34(34)	37(37)	71 (35.5)	21(21)	25(25)	46 (23.0)	84 (42.0)
Negative	66(66)	63(63)	129 (64.5)	79(79)	75(75)	154 (77.0)	116 (58.0)
			Sputum Grading
Scanty			12 (6.0)		2 (1.0)
1+			20 (10.0)		10 (5.0)
2+			21 (10.5)		24 (12.0)
3+			18 (9.0)		10 (5.0)

Data is represented in raw figures and percentages. EM: early morning sample.