Table 2.
Characteristics of TB-LAM patients with recently diagnosed active TB (n = 22)
| All | TB-LAM positive N = 6 |
TB-LAM negative N = 16 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, Female, n (%) | 14 (63.6%) | 4 (66.7%) | 14 (63.6%) | |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 35.1 (31.7 - 38.4) | 32.0 (31.7 - 36.2) | 35.4 (31.9 - 39.1) | |
| CD4 cells/mm3, median (IQR) | TB treatment initiation | 142 (45.0 - 199.3) | 68 (22.3 - 238.5) | 144 (66.3 - 175.3) |
| ART initiation | 141 (30.8 - 177.8) | 72 (28.5 - 223.5) | 142 (62.0 - 175.3) | |
| 6 months on ART | 257 (143.8 - 407.8) | 152 (133.0 - 274.3) | 316 (178.5 - 425.3) | |
| Time between TB treatment initiation and ART initiation, days, median (IQR) | 21.5 (16.8 - 42.5) | 28.0 (19.3 - 49.3) | 21.5 (14.5 - 51.5) | |
| Outcome - CD4 increase (cells/mm3), median (IQR) | ART initiation to 6 months on ART | 149 (79.5 - 225.5) | 103 (18.5 - 149.0) | 199 (89.3 - 271.3) |