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. 2019 Mar 4;10:395. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00395

Table 1.

Characteristics of TB suspects/patients received from KPK TB units.

Characteristics No. Characteristics No. Characteristics No.
Gender Hiv status Sample type
Female 6445 Hiv +ve 534 Sputum 11089
Male 6043 Hiv −ve 5 Pleural fluid 343
Other 148 Unknown 12097 BAL 312
Total 12636 Total 12636 Gastric aspirate 224
CSF 172
History Age group Pus 124
Diagnosis 10416 0.1–14 1072 Ascetic fluid 117
Follow up 2220 15–24 3474 Tissue 104
Total 12636 25–34 2438 Urine 69
35–44 1678 Pericardial fluid 43
Disease type 45–54 1690 Synovial fluid 16
Extra pulmonary 1323 55–64 1336 Lymph node 11
Pulmonary 11313 65–74 661 Total 12636
Total 12636 75–84 222 Culture
85–94 55 MTB 1809
95–104 8 No growth 10827
100–105 2 Total 12636
Total 12636

CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; Other, she male.