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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Dec;79(6):893–898.

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristic Patients (N = 16)
Patient age (years)
 Median age (IQR) 5.05
 Mean years ± SD 4.42 ± 3.04
 Range 3 weeks to 11 years
Ratio of males to females 12:4
Stegen and Toledo score
 Mean Stegen Toledo score ± SD 7.44 ± 2.28
 Score of ≥ 7 (highly probable tuberculosis) 11 (69%)
 Range 5–13 (probable to highly-
probable tuberculosis)
Tuberculin skin test positive (≥ 10 mm) 14 (88%)
Cough > 2 weeks 6 (38%)
Suspect radiograph 11 (69%)
Pulmonary infiltrate on radiograph 2 (13%)
Contact with adult tuberculosis patient 14 (88%)

The distribution of the patient population is shown, characterizing demographics and clinical Stegen and Toledo score and its respective components.