Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Cohort A | Cohort B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ATB (n = 10) | LTB (n = 9) | ATB (n = 23) | |
| Age (median years, range) | 28 (16–72) | 43 (26–67) | 29 (20–60) |
| Female (%) | 3 (30) | 4 (44) | 9 (39) |
| Origin (%) | |||
| Africa | 4 (40) | 4 (44) | 10 (43) |
| Asia | 2 (20) | 2 (22) | 10 (43) |
| Europe | 4 (40) | 3 (33) | 3 (14) |
| Localisation (%) | |||
| Pulmonary | 10 (100) | - | 17 (74) |
| Extrapulmonarya | - | - | 6 (26) |
| ESRb (median mm/hour, range) | 42 (21–77) | 16 (7–23) | 21 (1–103) |
Characteristics of patients included at Haukeland University hospital, Bergen, Norway (cohort A) and Oslo University hospital, Oslo, Norway (cohort B)
ATB active TB, LTB latent TB
aglandular, pericardial, pleural
bErythrocyte Sedimentation Rate