A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPUTUM SMEARS BY ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING VERSUS FLUORESCENT STAINING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING WITH COUGH FOR 2 WEEKS OR MORE
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
1. Total study population consists of 200 patients. The results of 200 patients after performing ZN staining and AR staining have been analyzed. 2. The study population consists of 130 males and 70 females. Males were more than females in this study population. 3. The study group varied in age between 19-88 years of which 130 were Males and 70 were Females. The youngest patient was aged 19years and the oldest 88 years. 4. The mean age of the study population was 28.57. The predominant age group involved were 19-28 years group and 59 to 68 years group followed by 49 to 58 years group. The least involved group was 79-88 years age group. 5. Out of 58 sputum smear positive patients, 42 patients were males, 16 patients were females with a male to female ratio of 2.62:1.6. The findings showed that Fluorescent staining and ZN staining preparation each showed positive for AFB in 58(29%) out of 200 and 40(20%) out of 200 patients respectively. The FM showed more sputum smear positivity than ZN Microscopy. 18 patients were positive by AR Staining alone and negative by ZN staining. 7. Out of the 58 sputum positive patients, right side was involved in 25 patients chest x-rays, left side in 19 patients chest x-rays, bilateral in 12 patients chest x-rays and normal in 2 patients. Right side was predominantly involved than Left side. 8. Number of patients with spot sputum smears negative and early morning sputum smears positive or scanty are 13(22.4%). 9. Difference in Grading between spot sputum smear and early morning sputum smear occurred in 27 patients (46.5%) of which early morning sample is of higher grade than spot sputum sample. 10. Number of HIV positive patients was 10. Out of which 5 patients were sputum smear positive and 5 patients were sputum smear negative.
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Ramakrishna R, Chundari Bharavi
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