Characteristics | Overall (n = 339) | Diagnosis not revised (n = 324) | Diagnosis revised (n = 15) | ||
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TB (n = 126) | Non-TB (n = 198) | Non-TB to TB (n = 14) | TB to Non-TB (n = 1) | ||
Symptoms, n(%) | |||||
Cough>2 weeks | 329 (97.1) | 122 (96.8) | 192 (97) | 14 (100) | 1 (100) |
Unintentional weight loss | 211 (62.2) | 109 (86.5) | 92 (46.5) | 9 (64.3) | 1 (100) |
Night sweats | 167 (49.3) | 92 (73.0) | 69 (34.8) | 5 (35.7) | 1 (100) |
Sputum smear microscopy, n(%) | |||||
Positive | 115 (33.9) | 114 (90.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
Negative | 224 (66.1) | 12 (9.5) | 198 (100) | 14 (100) | 0 (0) |
Mycobacterial culture, n(%) | |||||
M. tuberculosis | 113 (33.3) | 96 (76.2) | 7 (3.5) | 10 (71.4) | 0 (0) |
NTM* | 17 (5) | 11 (8.7) | 6 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Negative | 209 (61.7) | 19 (15.1) | 185 (93.4) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (100) |
Chest X-ray findings at presentation, n(%) | |||||
Suggestive of TB | 158 (46.6) | 117 (92.9) | 33 (16.7) | 7 (50) | 1 (100) |
Not suggestive of TB | 181 (53.4) | 9 (7.1) | 165 (83.3) | 7 (50) | 0 (0) |
Follow-up, n(%) | |||||
Suggestive of TB | 140 (41.3) | 126 (100) | 0 (0) | 14 (100) | 0 (0) |
Not suggestive of TB | 199 (58.7) | 0 (0) | 198 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |