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Table 3 Summary of 12-month follow-up outcomes for HIV-infected smear-negative participants stratified by TB blood culture status

From: Predictors and outcomes of mycobacteremia among HIV-infected smear- negative presumptive tuberculosis patients in Uganda

 

MTB blood culture positive (N = 41), proportion (%)

Blood culture negative (N = 353), proportion (%)

Lost to follow-up

7/41 (17)

53/353 (15)

12 months follow-up data available

34/41 (83%)

300/353 (85)

*Overall mortality

12/34 (35.3)

70/300 (23.3)

Mortality by urine LAM status**

 *Urine TB LAM positive and died

8/23 (34.8)

7/19 (36.8)

 *Urine TB LAM negative and died

4/11 (36.4)

62/280 (22.1)

*TB treatment initiated

22/34 (64.7)

58/300 (19.3)

*No TB treatment

12/34 (35.3)

242/300 (80.7)

*TB treatment initiated and died

5/22 (22.7)

12/58(20.7)

*Not initiated on TB treatment and died

7/12 (58.3)

58/242(24.0)

  1. *Proportions were calculated among participants that had follow-up data available.
  2. **One patient did not have a LAM test performed.