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. 2014 Jun 4;14:304. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-304

Table 2.

Characteristics of the 218 HIV-TB co-infected patients divided by initiation timing of HAART*

 
HAART initiation timing during anti-TB therapy
  No HAART (n = 36) 0–15 days (n = 110) 16–30 days (n = 34) 31–60 days (n = 19) >60 days (n = 19)
Age (yrs) at first TB diagnosis, median [IQR]
38.8 [32.0–49.6]
36.8 [31.8–43.6]
35.5 [31.2–46.7]
36.6 [33.7–45.1]
40.4 [29.5–61.3]
Male
31 (86.1%)
107 (97.3%)
33 (97.1%)
18 (94.7%)
17 (89.5%)
Female
5 (13.9%)
3 (2.7%)
1 (2.9%)
1 (5.3%)
2 (10.5%)
CD4 count(/mm3) at TB diagnosis, median [IQR]$
69 [17–370]
37 [16–87]
34 [14–62]
68 [23–134]
36 [17–94]
  ≤50
14 (38.9%)
68 (62.4%)
26 (74.3%)
8 (42.15%)
11 (57.9%)
  51–100
7 (19.4%)
18 (16.4%)
2 (5.9%)
5 (26.3%)
4 (21.1%)
  101–200
5 (13.9%)
11 (10.1%)
3 (8.6%)
4 (21.1%)
1 (5.3%)
  ≥200
10 (30.8%)
13 (11.9%)
3 (8.6%)
2 (10.5%)
3 (15.8%)
Localization of tuberculosis
 
 
 
 
 
  Pulmonary
16 (44.4%)
31 (28.5%)
15 (42.9%)
6 (31.6%)
7 (36.8%)
  PTB+ extra-pulmonary
19 (52.8%)
72 (65.5%)
19 (55.9%)
6 (31.6%)
12 (63.2%)
  Extra-pulmonary
1 (2.8%)
7 (6.4%)
0
7 (36.8%)
0
Laboratory findings
 
 
 
 
 
  Positive AFS smear ± positive MTB Culture
27 (75.0%)
85 (78.0%)
29 (82.9%)
13 (68.4%)
12 (63.2%)
  Positive MTB culture only
9(25.0%)
25(22.7%)
5(14.7%)
6(31.6%)
7(36.8%)
HBV(+)#$
6(16.7%)
22(20.2%)
1(2.9%)
4(21.1%)
3(15.8%)
HCV(+)#$
9(25.0%)
11(10.1%)
3(8.6%)
1(5.3%)
1(5.3%)
IRIS$

41(37.3%)
12(35.3%)
2(10.5%)
2(10.5%)
Death$
23(63.9%)
19(17.3%)
5(14.7%)
0
5(26.3%)
TB-related death$ 19(52.8%) 15(13.6%) 2(5.9%) 0 3(15.8%)

Data are presented as n (% of the category) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range, PTB pulmonary tuberculosis. AFS acid-fast stain, MTBMycobacterium tuberculosis, IRIS Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, HBV hepatitis B virus infection, HCV hepatitis C virus infection.

*Only included cases with available CD4+ lymphocyte count.

#Only 153 and 141 patients had available HBV and HCV examination results respectively.

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