| Hospital A (n = 56) | Hospital B (n = 26) | Hospital C (n = 20) | Hospital D (n = 13) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Omitted | Action performed | Omitted | Action performed | Omitted | Action performed | Omitted | Action performed | ||||
 |  | Absent | Present |  | Absent | Present |  | Absent | Present |  | Absent | Present |
Symptoms elicited | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Chest complaint | 38 | 7 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 39 | 62 |
   Weight loss | 63 | 5 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 77 |
   Fever/night sweats | 46 | 9 | 44 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 54 | 46 |
Examination | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Chest auscultation abnormal | 32 | 20 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 85 | 0 | 46 | 54 |
Evidence of weight loss | 63 | 0 | 38 | 69 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 0 | 65 | 85 | 0 | 15 |
   Pleural effusion | 39 | 52 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 31 | 31 |
   Lymphadenopathy | 86 | 5 | 9 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 31 | 23 | 46 |
   Hepatosplenomegaly | 59 | 27 | 14 | 84 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 69 |
Neck stiffness/ confusion | 71 | 23 | 5 | 73 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 62 | 23 |