Table 1. Patient and disease characteristics in a tuberculosis cluster, Gaborone, Botswana, 2012–2015.
| Characteristic | No. (%)* |
|---|---|
| Patient | |
| Sex | |
| M | 14 (58) |
| F | 10 (42) |
| Age, median y (range) | 31 (15–55) |
| Primary residence in Gaborone | 20 (83) |
| Alcohol use | 4 (17) |
| Tobacco use | 3 (13) |
| Cough | 23 (96) |
| History of visit to the hospital | 10 (42) |
| Died |
1 (4) |
| Disease-associated | |
| Pulmonary | 24 (100) |
| Extrapulmonary involvement† | 2 (8) |
| Positive sputum smear at diagnosis | 12 (75)‡ |
| HIV infection | 16 (67) |
| CD4 cells/mL, median (range)§ | 310 (14–700) |
| Receiving antiretroviral therapy at time of tuberculosis diagnosis | 9 (56) |
*Data are no. (%) for 24 patients except as indicated. †In addition to pulmonary tuberculosis, 2 patients also had extrapulmonary involvement (pleural and abdominal tuberculosis). ‡Sixteen patients had a sputum smear tested at diagnosis. §CD4 counts were available for 11 of 16 patients with HIV infection.