فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Results: A total of 102 out of 920 study subjects had pulmonary TB, of them 68 (66.66%) patients were smear positive by either staining method while others were smear negative. The proportion of positive smears detected was 51% and 57% for the ZN and auramine phenol staining methods, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 51%,100%,100%, 94% and 57%,100%,100,95% for the ZN and auramine phenol staining methods, respectively. Conclusion: FM is more sensitive than ZN for diagnosis of TB. However, since FM is more sensitive and rapid, using this method in clinical laboratories with large specimen numbers is recommended.