Table 3.
Demographics and clinical data for HIV patients diagnosed with active TB
| Origin | Age | Gender | Years in Norway | Previous TB (years) | Symptoms | CD4 count | HIV RNA (copies/ml) | TST (mm) | QFT (IU/ml) | TSPOT | Culture/PCR positive | Chest x-ray pathology | TB localization | Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-east Asia | 40 | F | 6 | n/a | Yes | 302 | <20 | nd | 2.66 | nd | +/+ | - | Pulmonary | - |
| East-africa | 45 | M | 6 | n/a | Yes | 340 | 8750 | 10 | 10 | + | +/+ | - | Abdominal | - |
| Central-africa | 33 | F | 5 | 1 | Yes | 190 | 70 | nd | 10 | nd | +/+ | - | Lymph node | MDR |
| Central-africa | 43 | M | 3 | 2 | No | 480 | <20 | 0 | 0.62 | b.l | -/nd | + | Pulmonary | n/a |
| East-africa | 42 | F | 1 | 1 | No | 50 | >100000 | 0 | 0.34 | + | -/nd | + | Pulmonary | n/a |
| East-africa | 50 | M | 1 | 11 | No | 50 | >100000 | 0 | 0.81 | - | +/nd | - | Pulmonary | - |
| West-africa | 38 | M | 7 | n/a | No | 270 | >100000 | nd | 10 | + | +/+ | + | Pulmonary | INH |
n/a = noe applicable, nd = not done, b.l = borderline, MDR = multi drug-resistant TB, INH – isoniazide.