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Demographic characteristics
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Age
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<40
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296 (81.1%)
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41-65
|
68 (18.6%)
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>65
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1 (0.3%)
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Gender
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Male
|
158 (43.3)
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Female
|
207 (56.7)
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Occupation
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Un/ self-employed
|
110 (64.0%)
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Employed
|
62 (36.0%)
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Education
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None
|
19 (5.2)
|
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Primary
|
110 (30.1)
|
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Secondary
|
39 (10.7)
|
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Tertiary
|
108 (29.6)
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Clinical characteristics
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|
Site of TB (260)
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Pulmonary
|
232 (89.2)
|
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Extrapulmonary
|
28 (10.8)
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Treatment category
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New
|
317(86.9)
|
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Retreatment
|
48(13.2)
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BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (n = 234)
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<18.5
|
90 (38.5)
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TB symptoms (n = 365)
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Cough
|
230 (63.0)
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Constitutional symptoms
|
117 (32.1)
|
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HIV infection (n = 365)
|
HIV infected
|
153(41.9)
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Radiological characteristics
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CXR findings (n = 145)
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Parenchymal (nodules, infiltrates, masses)
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114 (78.6)
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Cavities
|
51 (35.2)
|
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Pleural (pleural effusion, pleural thickening)
|
28 (19.3)
|
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Adenopathy (hilar & mediastinal)
|
4 (2.8)
|
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Mycobacteriology characteristics
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Smear
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Negative
|
123 (47.3%)
|
|
Positive
|
137 (52.7%)
|
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Culture and drug sensitivity
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Negative
|
165 (63.5%)
|
|
Positive
|
95 (36.5%)
|
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Any drug resistance (INH, R, Z, E)
|
20 (21.1%)
|
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MDR
|
6 (6.3%)
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