Efficacy of TB-PCR using EBUS-TBNA samples in patients with intrathoracic granulomatous lymphadenopathy

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 3 Results of histological examinations

Grade	Results of polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Grade	Sarcoidosis	Tuberculous lymphadenitis
I	0/0 (0)	5/8 (63)
II	0/28 (0)	0/1 (0)
III	0/0 (0)	0/2 (0)
IV	0/1 (0)	3/3 (100)
V	0/1 (0)	1/2 (50)
Total	0/30 (0)	9/16 (56)

Data are presented as the number of positive results/number of patients who received a test (%)

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