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. 2014 Oct 11;19(1):23–29. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2014.08.007

Table 2.

Tuberculosis (TB) cases by age at time of TB diagnosis, clinical presentation, and type of evidence used for diagnosis.

Age at time of TB diagnosis Clinical presentation Type of evidence used for diagnosis
Total
Laboratory confirmed TB Clinically confirmed TB Presumed TB
0 ≤ 12 mo Lymphadenitis 2 1 0 3
Miliary TB 5 2 1 8
Pulmonary TB 6 1 1 8
Congenital TB 1 0 0 1
1–4 yr Lymphadenitis 3 0 0 3
Miliary TB 3 2 6 11
Pulmonary TB 4 2 7 13
5–14 yr Lymphadenitis 2 0 1 3
Miliary TB 2 0 2 4
Pulmonary TB 7 2 2 11
Renal TB (6 yr) 0 1 0 1
>14 yr Lymphadenitis 0 0 0 0
Miliary TB 0 0 1 1
Pulmonary TB 0 0 1 1
TB meningitis (22 yr) 1 0 0 1
Total 36 11 22 69