TABLE 1.

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 17 STUDY PATIENTS

Characteristic	Subjects
Male	8 (47)
AFB culture positive	17 (100)
AFB smear positive	14 (82)
Age, yr	37 (23–59)
HIV positive	11 (65)
Length of stay on AIR facility ward, days	29 (1–69)

Definition of abbreviations: AFB = acid fast bacilli; AIR = airborne infections research.

Data are presented as No. (%) or average (range).