Characteristics
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TB (n = 100)
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Non-TB (n = 43)
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P value
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Age, median(range), yrs
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22(20-30)
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21(20-26)
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0.02
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Male Gender
|
98(98)
|
43(100)
|
0.87
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Smoking History
| | | |
Non-smoker
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50(50.0)
|
22(51.2)
|
0.46
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Ex-smoker
|
3(3.0)
|
4(9.3)
| |
Current smoker
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47(47.0)
|
17(39.5)
| |
BCG scar present
|
70(70.0)
|
32(74.4)
|
0.59
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Sputum AFB smear
| | | |
Negative
|
99(99.0)
|
39(90.7)
|
<0.05
|
Non-productive
|
1(1.0)*
|
4(9.3)†
| |
Symptom present
| | | |
Cough
|
52(52.0)
|
29(67.4)
|
0.09
|
Sputum
|
39(39.0)
|
28(65.1)
|
<0.01
|
Hemoptysis
|
10(10.0)
|
8(18.6)
|
0.15
|
Peak BT(°C), mean ± SD
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37.1 ± 0.8
|
37.6 ± 1.1
|
0.01
|
WBC(×103cells/uL), mean ± SD
|
6.89 ± 1.85
|
8.33 ± 5.21
|
0.09
|
CRP(mg/dL), mean ± SD
|
2.02 ± 3.32
|
6.35 ± 8.98
|
<0.01
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Final Diagnosis
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Culture-positive pulmonary TB
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41(41.0)
| | |
Clinical pulmonary TB
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35(35.0)
| | |
Extrapulmonary TB
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24(24.0)
| | |
Pleural TB
|
19(19.0)
| | |
Lymph node TB
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2(2.0)
| | |
Other site
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3(3.0)
| | |
Pneumonia
| |
30(69.8)
| |
Paragonimiasis
| |
3(7.0)
| |
Empyema
| |
2(4.7)
| |
Other diagnoses
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8(18.6)
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- Data are no.(%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated.
- BCG, Bacille Calmette-Guerin; BT, body temperature; WBC, white blood cell; CRP, C-reactive protein; AFB, acid-fast bacilli; TB, tuberculosis
- * Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated on bronchial washing fluid.
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† Four subjects include two with reactive lymphadenopathy, one with malignant lymphoma and one with paragonimiasis.