| Number (%)a n = 395 |
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Demographics and characteristics at hospital admission | |
 Age (years) | |
  0 - < 2 | 180 (45.6) |
  2 - < 5 | 116 (29.4) |
  5 – < 13 | 99 (25.1) |
 Male sex | 213 (53.9) |
 In-patient admissions | 361 (91.4) |
  Duration of hospitalisation for in-patients (n = 361) | |
    ≤ 1 week | 123 (34.1) |
   2–3 weeks | 168 (46.5) |
    ≥ 4 weeks | 70 (19.4) |
TB history | |
 Previous TB treatment reported | 26/371 (7.0) |
 Any TB exposure reported | 213/384 (55.5) |
  Household TB exposure reported (level of TB exposure documented; n = 195) | 143/195 (73.3) |
HIV and nutritional status | |
 HIV status documented | 370 (93.7) |
 HIV-infected | 90/370 (24.3) |
  Diagnosed with HIV before hospital admission | 66/90 (73.3) |
   On ART at hospital admission | 44/66 (66.7) |
  Median CD4 percentageb (inter-quartile range) | 17.0 (11.6–23.0) |
  Median CD4 absolute valueb (inter-quartile range) | 593 (274–1,150) |
  On ART within 2 weeks after hospital discharge | 83/90 (92.2) |
 Weight-for-Age Z-score < −3c | 113/383 (29.5) |
TB disease characteristics | |
 Bacteriologically confirmed TB (culture-positive for M. tb) | 158 (40.0) |
 Spectrum of disease | |
  Pulmonary TB (PTB) only | 207 (52.4) |
  Both PTB and extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) | 117 (29.6) |
  EPTB only | 71 (18.0) |
 Disseminated TB (TB Meningitis and Miliary TB) | 77 (19.5) |
 Spectrum of EPTB | |
  TB Meningitisd | 62 (15.7) |
  Miliary TBd | 24 (6.1) |
  TB pleural effusion/empyemae | 35 (8.9) |
  Abdominal TB only | 16 (4.1) |
  Central Nervous System TB (not TB meningitis) | 8 (2.0) |
  Musculoskeletal TB | 19 (4.8) |
  Pericardial effusion | 3 (0.8) |
  Cutaneous TB | 1 (0.3) |
  Renal TB | 1 (0.3) |
  Peripheral lymphadenitis | 28 (7.1) |
 Type of TB treatmentf | |
  First-line regimen (drug-susceptible TB) f | 342/393 (87.0) |
  INH mono-resistant treatment regimen | 9/393 (2.3) |
  Rif mono-resistant treatment regimen | 4/393 (1.0) |
  MDR treatment regimen | 34/393 (8.7) |
  Pre-XDR treatment regimen | 3/393 (0.8) |
  XDR treatment regimen | 1/393 (0.2) |
Deaths during hospital admission | 9 (2.3) |