Table 4 Description of the general population, clinical characteristics, microbiology and immunological test results
Group | QTF-GIT | AF-S | Culture | X-ray | Gender | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB + HIV- n = 38 | Pos: 23 | Pos: 26 | MTB: 23 | altered: 23 | Female: 17 | Pulmonary TB (26), Pleural TB (3) extra-pulmonary TB (9) |
Neg: 10 | Neg:12 | Neg: 11 | non altered: 5 | Male: 21 | ||
Ind: 5 | No data: 0 | Cont: 1 No data: 3 | no data: 10 | |||
TB-HIV- n = 81 | Pos: 24 | Pos: 0 | Neg: 79 | altered: 33 | Female: 56 | Allergy (1) asthma (17), EPOC (20), (non-TB) pneumonia (8), lung cancer (4), (non-TB) pleural effusion (1), bronchitis (5), other (25) otitis, rhinitis, influenza, diabetes, heart disease. |
Neg: 54 | Neg: 81 | Cont: 1 | non altered: 7 | Male: 25 | ||
Ind: 3 | No data: 0 | No data: 1 | no data: 41 | |||
TB-HIV- n = 29 | Pos: 11 | Pos: 0 | Neg: 19 | altered: 10 | Female: 19 | Nurses and TB/HIV health care workers (19), previous TB with successful treatment regimen in the past (at least 2 years) but no current TB (10) |
Neg: 17 | Neg: 19 | No data: 10 | non altered: 2 | Male: 10 | ||
Ind: 1 | No data: 10 | no data: 17 |