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Table 4 Distribution of cases according to the method of diagnosis during the study period

From: Retrospective study of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases in Giza Governorate during the period of 2014–2018

Year/method of diagnosis

2014

(N = 532)

2015

(N = 626)

2016

(N = 714)

2017

(N = 770)

2018

(N = 715)

X2

p value

Radiological

29

5.5%

47

7.5%

41

5.7%

18

2.3%

24

3.4%

101.4

HS

Pathological

113

21.2%

152

24.3%

179

25.1%

194

25.2%

122

17.1%

Bacteriological (smear negative)

3

0.6%

4

0.6%

7

1.0%

1

0.1%

1

0.1%

Bacteriological (smear-positive)

315

59.2%

298

47.6%

347

48.6%

354

46.0%

362

50.6%

< 0.001

Radio-pathological

72

13.5%

125

20.0%

140

19.6%

202

26.2%

206

28.8%