title: Evaluation of routine laboratory methods in the diagnosis of tubercular lymphadenitis.
abstract: Lymph node biopsies from 64 cases suspected of Tuberculosis were subjected to fluorescent smear microscopy, culture and histopathology. Fluorescent microscopy was found to be the most sensitive technique (32.8%) followed by culture (20.3%) and histopathology (14.06%). Thus, for the diagnosis of tubercular lymphadenitis requisition for bacteriological investigations must be sent along with histopathology, particularly in early cases.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, 442102 Sewagram, MS.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mendiratta
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayar
keywords: Diagnosis in smear; Tubercular Lymphadenitis; culture; histopathology