TABLE 2.

Results from the multiple logistic regression model for culture status

	aOR (95% CI)	p-value
Age	0.98 (0.96–1.00)	0.05
Male	1.13 (0.62–2.07)	0.67
Clinical characteristics
Symptoms	1.79 (1.09–2.96)	0.02
Duration of symptoms	2.24 (1.51–3.34)	<0.001
Absence of dyspnoea	0.85 (0.36–2.00)	0.71
Antibiotic use	1.16 (0.77–1.77)	0.46
Epidemiological risk of acquiring Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	1.06 (0.74–1.51)	0.72
Risk factors for reactivation of LTBI	1.72 (1.08–2.72)	0.02
Complete blood count	2.28 (1.58–3.31)	<0.001

aOR: adjusted OR; LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection.