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Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Apr 9;16(6):841–845. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0210

Table 1.

Characteristics of 56 patients with AIDS and recurrent pulmonary TB

Characteristics at TB retreatment
Male/Female	26/30
Age, median years (IQR)	37 (32–44)
Weight, median pounds (IQR)
Male patients	121 (109–133)
Female patients	100 (93–113)
CD4 count, median cells/mm³(IQR)	183 (92–298)
Hemoglobin, median grams/deciliter (IQR)
Male patients	11.1 (9.9–12.1)
Female patients	9.3 (8.9–10.5)
Symptoms at TB retreatment
Fever — no. (%)	33 (59)
Cough — no. (%)	51 (91)
Weight loss — no. (%)	27 (48)
Microbiologic confirmation (smear or culture) — no. (%)	20 (36)
Time between ART initiation and TB retreatment
ART before TB retreatment — no. (%), median months between ART and TB retreatment (IQR)	28 (50%), 9 (4–11)
ART and TB retreatment at the same time — no. (%)	14 (25%)
ART after TB retreatment (months) — no. (%), median months between ART and TB retreatment (IQR)	14 (25%), 7 (2 – 17)