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Table 2 TB cases diagnosed by screening or not by demographics, screening results and TB Register report

From: The role of entry screening in case finding of tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Norway

Case number

Diagnosed by screening

Arrival to diagn. (months)

Age on arrival (years)

Gender

Married

Country of origin

Mantoux result on arrival (mm)

X-ray findings on arrival

Culture results on diagnosis

Localisation of disease

1

Yes

0

25

F

Yes

Somalia

9

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

2

Yes

0

28

F

Yes

Somalia

No

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

3

Yes

0

24

M

No

Afghanistan

12

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

4a

Yes

0

24

F

No

Somalia

2

Normal

No

Pulmonary

5

Yes

0

43

M

Yes

Russia

18

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

6

Yes

0

30

F

No

Somalia

16

Parenchymal

Positive

Lymphatic

7

Yes

0

25

M

No

Somalia

No

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

8

Yes

0

31

M

No

Serbia/Montenegro

No

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

9

Yes

1

49

F

No

Somalia

17

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

10

Yes

1

23

M

No

China

15

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

11

Yes

1

22

M

No

Serbia/Montenegro

No

Pleura

Positive

Pulmonary

12

Yes

1

24

F

No

Somalia

10

Normal

Positive

Unknown

13

Yes

2

50

M

Yes

Iraq

No

Parenchymal

Negative

Pulmonary

14

Yes

2

33

M

No

Algeria

10

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

15

Yes

2

29

F

Yes

Congo rep

20

Normal

Positive

GI/periton.

16

No

4

19

M

No

Somalia

15

Normal

Positive

Lymphatic

17

No

5

51

F

No

Yemen

15

Pleural

No

Pulmonary

18

No

8

26

M

No

Russia

8

Parenchymal

Positive

Pulmonary

19

No

10

37

M

Yes

Russia

20

Normal

No

Pulmonary

20

No

11

21

F

Yes

Somalia

11

Normal

Positive

Lymphatic

21

No

15

26

F

No

Syria

19

Normal

Positive

Pulmonary

22

No

15

26

F

No

Somalia

13

Normal

Positive

CNS

23

No

15

23

F

Yes

Somalia

13

Normal

Positive

Pulmonary

24

No

16

45

F

No

Somalia

17

Normal

No

Unknown

25

No

17

25

F

No

Somalia

20

Parenchymal

Positive

Lymphatic

26

No

20

31

M

Yes

Russia

14

Normal

Positive

Pulmonary

27

No

20

25

M

Yes

Somalia

15

Parenchymal

Positive

GI/periton.

28

No

27

24

F

No

Somalia

14

Normal

Positive

Lymphatic

  1. aThis case was included because of a positive QFT test