Table 4. Clinical characteristics of the 121 patients enrolled for active TB but with an alternative diagnosis (dotTB).

Pathology	Age in months
	0–12		13–24		25–36		37–48		48–60		>60		TOT
N of patients	21		17		20		12		15		36		121
							N (%)
Bacterial Pneumonia	10	(16.7)	8	(13.3)	9	(15.0)	7	(11.7)	10	(16.7)	16	(26.7)	60
Bacterial lynphadenitis	4	(28.6)	1	(7.1)	4	(28.6)	4	(28.6)	-		1	(7.1)	14
Fever of Uknown origin	1	(11.1)	4	(44.4)	1	(11.1)	-		1	(11.1)	2	(22.2)	9
Brain Tumor	1	(33.3)	-		1	(33.3)	-		-		1	(33.3)	3
Juvenile idiophatic arthritis	-		1	(33.3)	-		-		-		2	(66.7)	3
Seizure	-		2	(66.7)	1	(33.3)	-		-		-		3
Leukemia	-		1	(50.0)	-		-		1	(50.0)	-		2
Acute hepatitis	-		-		1	(50.0)	-		-		1	(50.0)	2
Achalasia	-		-		-		-		-		2	(100.0)	2
Growth failure	-		-		-		-		-		2	(100.0)	2
Constipation	1	(100.0)	-		-		-		-		-		1
Sepsis	1	(100.0)	-		-		-		-		-		1
Recurrent vomiting	1	(100.0)	-		-		-		-		-		1
Bacterial meningitis	1	(100.0)	-		-		-		-		-		1
AIDS*	1	(100.0)	-		-		-		-		-		1
Dermoid cyst	-		-		1	(100.0)	-		-		-		1
Intussusception	-		-		1	(100.0)	-		-		-		1
Chronic anemia	-		-		1	(100.0)	-		-		-		1
Erythema nodosum	-		-		-		1	(100.0)	-		-		1
Gastro-oesophageal reflux	-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	-		1
Henoch Schonlein Purpura	-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	-		1
Syphilis	-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	-		1
Ostemyelitis b	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Otomastoiditis	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Urinary infection	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Mononucleosis	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Appendicitis	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Recurent abdominal pain	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Evans syndrome	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Bacterial subdural abscess	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1
Nephrosis	-		-		-		-		-		1	(100.0)	1

Footnote: AIDS: acquired immunedeficiency syndrome.