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Table 1 Serological A. fumigatus IgG levels in different regions of Kenya

From: Serological evidence of chronic pulmonary Aspergillosis in tuberculosis patients in Kenya

County(N)

Study sites

 

Mean titre index

P value

  

Positive

Equivocal

Negative

  

Nairobi (45)

MBH

6/45(13.3)

2/45(4.5)

37/45(82.2)

1.35

0.68

Mombasa (75)

CGH

15/75(20.0)

8/75(10.7)

52/75(69.3)

1.11

 

Kisumu (28)

JOOTRH

6/28(21.4)

1/28(3.6)

21/28(75.0)

0.97

 

UasinGishu (86)

MTRH

19/86(22.1)

3/86(3.5)

64/86(72.5)

0.83

 
 

Total

46/234(19.7)

14/234(6.0)

174/234(74.4)

1.07

 
  1. Key: MBH-Mbagathi Hospital, CGH- Coast General Hospital, JOOTRH- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital and MTRH- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Data are represented as number (%)