Number* | %† | |
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*The denominator is 274 unless otherwise stated; †rounding and allowance for multiple ethnicity results in some percentages not equalling 100; ‡defined as resistance to two or more drugs including isoniazid and rifampicin; §these included neurological deficits (5), bronchiectasis (3), limb abnormalities (2), cardiac complications (1), and pelvic scarring likely to result in infertility (1). | ||
Mantoux test | ||
Positive | 234/264 | 89 |
Median (range) measurement (mm) | 18 (6–63) | |
Chest radiograph findings in | ||
pulmonary TB (n = 256) | ||
Hilar or mediastinal adenopathy | 186 | 73 |
Consolidation or atelectasis | 150 | 59 |
Pleural effusion | 38 | 15 |
Culture positive | 102 | 38 |
Treatment | ||
3 or more agents | 253 | 92 |
6 months or more duration | 240 | 97 |
Directly observed therapy (any) | 109 | 40 |
Drug resistant strains (any) | 7/102 | 7 |
Multi-drug resistant strains‡ | 1/102 | 1 |
Outcome | ||
Death | 2 | 0.7 |
Long term sequelae§ | 12 | 4 |
Recurrence of disease | 6 | 2 |