Table 4.
HHC | Age | Sex | Symptoms at screening | TB Dx in index case | Mal-nutrition | Immuno-deficiencyd | Active TB diagnosis in HHCse | TB Site(s) | Diagnostic resultsf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amhara Region | |||||||||
1 | 58 | M | Cough, night sweats, weight loss, appetite loss, fatigue | SS + PTB | No | No | EPTB | Cervical | AFB-negative SSM, normal CXR, suggestive FNAc |
2 | 53 | M | Cough, night sweats, fatigue | EPTB | No | No | EPTB | Pleural | Abnormal CXR, suggestive body fluid analysis |
3 | 2 | M | Fever, appetite loss | SS + PTB | Yes | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR |
4a | 11 | M | Fever, night sweats, weight loss, appetite loss | SS + PTB | No | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR |
5a | 23 | F | Cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss, appetite loss, fatigue | SS + PTB | No | No | SS + PTB | Pulmonary, cervical | AFB-positive SSM, abnormal CXR, suggestive FNAc |
6a | 40 | F | Cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss, appetite loss, fatigue | SS + PTB | No | No | EPTB | Pleural | AFB-negative SSM, abnormal CXR, suggestive FNAc, suggestive U/S |
7 | 14 | F | Cough, neck swelling | EPTB | Yes | No | EPTB | Cervical | Suggestive FNAc |
8 | 55 | M | Cough, fever | SS-PTB | Yes | Yes | SS-PTB | Pulmonary | AFB-negative SSM, abnormal CXR |
9 | 14 | F | Cough, fever, night sweats, haemoptysis | EPTB | Yes | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR |
10 | 5 | M | Cough, fever, appetite loss | EPTB | No | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR |
11 | 28 | F | Fever, night sweats | EPTB | Yes | No | EPTB | Hilar lymph-adenopathy | Abnormal CXR |
12 | 30 | F | Cough, fever, fatigue | EPTB | Yes | Yesc | EPTB | Axillary lymph-adenopathy | Normal CXR, suggestive FNAc |
13 | 8 | M | Night sweats | EPTB | No | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary, cervical | Abnormal CXR, suggestive FNAc |
14b | 60 | F | Cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss, appetite loss, fatigue | EPTB | Yes | No | EPTB | Pleural, cervical | AFB-negative SSM, abnormal CXR, suggestive FNAc |
15b | 20 | F | Cough, fever, night sweats | EPTB | Yes | Yes | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR |
16 | 10 | M | Cough, fever, night sweats, appetite loss | EPTB | Yes | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR |
17 | 15 | F | Cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss, neck swelling, fatigue | EPTB | Yes | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR, suggestive FNAc |
18 | 4 | F | Fever, night sweats | EPTB | No | No | PTB, no SSM | Pulmonary | Abnormal CXR |
Tigray Region | |||||||||
19 | 14 | F | Cough, weight loss | SS + PTB | Yes | No | SS + PTB | Pulmonary | AFB-positive SSM, abnormal CXR |
a, b Observed clustering (HHCs within the same household)
cOnly HHC diagnosed with active TB disease with a positive HIV status
dSelf-reported; includes HIV, kidney disease, diabetes, previous/current cancer treatment, previous TB, signs of primary immunodeficiency (e.g., recurrent or chronic infections)
eSS-PTB Smear-negative pulmonary TB, SS + PTB smear-positive pulmonary TB, PTB pulmonary TB, no SSM sputum smear microscopy not performed, EPTB extra pulmonary TB
fAFB acid-fast bacilli, SSM sputum smear microscopy, CXR chest x-ray, FNAc fine needle aspiration cytology, U/S ultrasound