Table 1 The Mantoux and IGRA results of TBM infants
Total | Mantoux results (n) | IGRA (n) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative (< 5 mm) | Positive (≥ 5 mm) | Negative, or Indetermine | Positive | |||
Number | 48 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 7 | |
Age (months) | 9.4 ± 5.8 | 8.4 ± 5.9 | 9.9 ± 5.8 | 17.0 ± 1.4 | 12.7 ± 5.4 | |
Sex (male, %) | 57.1% (24/42) | 42.1% (8/19) | 43.5% (10/23) | 100% (2/2) | 42.9% (3/7) | |
Microbiological TB evidence | ||||||
CNS (-) | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
CNS (+) | 26 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | |
Non-CNS (-) | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
Non-CNS (+) | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | |
Total (-) | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
Total (+) | 35 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 5 | |
BCG vaccination (n = 36) | ||||||
Yes | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
No | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | |
M.TB (n = 33) | ||||||
Yes | 32 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 6 | |
No, BCG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |