Table 3 CT results of hospitalized adult patients with PTB
AFB negative n = 130 (%) | AFB positive n = 94 (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Parenchymal lesion | |||
Consolidation | 70 (53.8%) | 73 (77.7%) | < 0.01* |
Cavity | 45 (34.6) | 52 (55.3) | < 0.01* |
Nodule | 125 (96.2) | 90 (95.7) | 0.88 |
Ground-glass opacity | 13 (10) | 16 (17) | 0.12 |
Bronchiectasis | 2 (1.5) | 7 (7.5) | 0.02* |
Bronchiarctia | 1 (0.8) | 6 (6.4) | 0.01* |
Calcification | 26 (20) | 36 (38.3) | < 0.01* |
Lesion location | |||
Right upper lobe (case) | 43 (33.1) | 54 (57.5) | < 0.01* |
Right middle lobe (case) | 39 (30) | 36 (38.3) | 0.19 |
Right lower lobe (case) | 50 (38.5) | 41 (43.6) | 0.44 |
Left upper lobe (case) | 43 (33.1) | 44 (46.8) | 0.03* |
Left lower lobe (case) | 54 (41.5) | 42 (44.7) | 0.64 |
Non-parenchymal lesion | |||
Pleural effusion | 26 (20) | 23 (24.5) | 0.42 |
Pleural thickening | 38 (29.2) | 34 (36.2) | 0.27 |
Lymphadenectasis | 49 (37.7) | 55 (58.5) | < 0.01* |