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Table 1 Symptoms* reported by patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (N = 57)

From: Patient and health care system delays in the start of tuberculosis treatment in Norway

Symptoms

Number of patients (%)

Cough

42 (74%)

   Productive

17 (30%)

   Dry

25 (44%)

Weight loss

25 (44%)

Fever

20 (35%)

Night sweat

18 (32%)

Hemoptysis

9 (16%)

Dyspnea

11 (19%)

Chest pain

14 (25%)

General malaise

15 (26%)

Other

28 (49%)

No symptoms reported

5 (9%)

  1. * For most patients, two or more symptoms were reported