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. 2010 Sep 29;38(6):433–446. doi: 10.1007/s15010-010-0051-y

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical patient information

Patient number Sex Age (years) First symptom TB signs and symptoms Osteoarticular abnormalities X-ray TB diagnosis HIV status
Sputum ZN Cough >21 days Fever/night sweats Weight loss
1 (Laura) Female 61 Pain knee and hip Negative Yes Yes Yes Localised pain right hip Erosion of femoral head and joint space narrowing Hip osteal TB Negative
2 (Steve) Male 42 Fatigue Positive Yes Yes Yes Ghon focus with bronchopneumonic consolidation Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
3 (Maria) Female 42 Chest pain Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
4 (Jacob) Male 54 Fatigue Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Positive
5 Male 64 Fatigue Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
6 Male 27 Chest tightness Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Positive
7 Female 66 Chest tightness Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
8 Male 31 Chest pain Positive Yes Yes Yes Cavernous TB Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
9 Male 47 Cough Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Positive
10 (Lena) Female 52 Cough Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
11 Male 71 Cough Positive Yes Yes No Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
12 Male 26 Fatigue Negative No Yes Yes Truncal rigidity, spinal gibbus Erosion of vertebral centra and disc space narrowing Spinal TB Negative
13 Male 18 Weight loss Negative Yes Yes Yes Bronchopneumonic consolidation Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
14 (Sam) Male 46 Fatigue Positive Yes No Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Positive
15 Male 21 Chest pain and chest tightness Negative Yes Yes Yes Bronchopneumonic consolidation Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
16 Male 78 Chest pain Negative Yes Yes Yes Cavernous TB Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
17 Male 22 Cough Positive Yes Yes Yes Cavernous TB and pleural effusion Smear-positive pulmonary TB and pleural TB Negative
18 Male 45 Chest tightness Positive Yes Yes Yes Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Positive
19 (George) Male 80 Breathing difficulties Negative Yes No Yes Ghon’s complex Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
20 Female 68 Fever Negative Yes Yes Yes Cavernous TB Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
21 (David) Male 35 Fever Negative Yes Yes Yes Ghon focus with bronchopneumonic consolidation Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
22 Female 20 Chest tightness Positive Yes Yes No Not performed Smear-positive pulmonary TB Negative
23 Male 61 Fever Negative Yes Yes Yes Bronchopneumonic consolidation Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
24 Female 30 Cough Negative Yes Yes Yes Cavernous TB Smear-negative pulmonary TB Positive
25 (Marc) Male 40 Fever Negative Yes Yes Yes Ghon’s complex and bronchiectasis Smear-negative pulmonary TB Positive
26 Female 70 Headache Negative Yes Yes Yes Ghon focus with bronchopneumonic consolidation Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative
27 Female 37 Cough Negative Yes Yes Yes Bronchopneumonic consolidation Smear-negative pulmonary TB Positive
28 Female 19 Chest pain Negative Yes Yes Yes Cavernous TB Smear-negative pulmonary TB Negative