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Table 2 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of prevalent TB cases (n = 9)

From: Burden of tuberculosis disease among adolescents in a rural cohort in Eastern Uganda

Case number

TB symptoms

TB contact

TST ≥10 mm

CXR abnormalities present

Smear positive

Culture positive

Case determination criteria

1.  

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smear and culture

2.  

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Smear and culture

3.  

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smear and culture

4.  

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smear and culture

5.  

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Smear and culture

6.  

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smear and culture

7.  

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Culture only

8.  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smear and culture

9.  ***

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Clinical diagnosis

Total

6

5

9

6

8

8

 
  1. *** HIV positive participant.
  2. Abbreviation: Key: TB Tuberculosis, TST Tuberculin Skin Test, CXR Chest X-Ray.