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. 2008 Jan 11;8:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-8-1

Table 3.

Spectrum of mycobacterial disease recorded in HIV-infected children treated for TB

Diagnosis Number (%)
M. tuberculosis 135 (98.5)
 Intra-thoracic 102 (74.5)
 Extra-thoracic 5 (4)
 Intra- and extra-thoracic* 28 (20)
Concurrent M. bovis BCG** 5
 Localized (axillary adenitis) 5
 Distant or disseminated 0
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria
 Pulmonary# 2 (1.5)
TOTAL 137 (100%)

*9 cases of miliary TB are included in this group

**BCG: bacillus Calmette-Guérin

#Non-tuberculous mycobacteria cultured from gastric aspirates