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. 2014 May 12;9(5):e97267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097267

Table 2. Site of TB Disease According to Age.

All children 0–4 years 5–15 years P value
n (%)* n (%) n (%)
Site of TB infection n = 103 n = 48 n = 55
Intrathoracic 64 (62) 33 (69) 31 (48) 0.20
Extrathoracic 54 (52) 26 (54) 28 (51) 0.74
Both intra and extrathoracic 20 (19) 16 (33) 4 (7) 0.001
Extrathoracic lymphatic 23 (22) 12 (25) 11 (20) 0.54
Osteoarticular 12 (12) 4 (8) 8 (15) 0.37
Meningeal 12 (12) 6 (13) 6 (11) 1.0
Miliary 7 (7) 6 (13) 1 (2) 0.048
Abdominal 4 (4) 1 (2) 3 (5) 0.62
Other 2 (2) 2 (4) 0 0.22
Undetermined site 5 (5) 5 (10) 0 0.02
Severe TB 17 (17) 10 (21) 7 (13) 0.27

*Column percentages add up to > 100% because many children had multiple sites of infection.

Severe TB is defined as presence of meningeal and/or miliary TB.