Table 2.
Main clinical manifestations in 92 infants with congenital tuberculosis
| Age at onset | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical manifestations | ≤14 days n/N (%) | > 14 days n/N (%) | Total | χ 2 | P-value |
| Systemic manifestations | |||||
| Fever | 31/41 (75.61) | 43/51 (84.31) | 74/92 (80.43) | 1.094 | 0.296 |
| Cyanosis | 17/41 (41.46) | 22/51 (43.14) | 39/92 (42.39) | 0.026 | 0.872 |
| Jaundice | 13/41 (31.71) | 7/51 (13.73) | 20/92 (21.74) | 4.320 | 0.038 |
| Pallor | 7/41 (17.07) | 10/51 (19.61) | 17/92 (18.48) | 0.097 | 0.756 |
| Lymphadenopathy | 4/41 (9.76) | 4/51 (7.84) | 8/92 (8.70) | 0.000 | 1.0001 |
| Respiratory system | |||||
| Respiratory distress | 26/41 (63.41) | 29/51 (56.86) | 55/92 (59.78) | 0.406 | 0.524 |
| Cough | 17/41 (41.46) | 33/51 (64.71) | 50/92 (54.35) | 4.949 | 0.026 |
| Pulmonary moist rales | 12/41 (29.27) | 20/51 (39.22) | 32/92 (34.78) | 0.991 | 0.319 |
| Triple restriction | 5/41 (12.20) | 10/51 (19.61) | 15/92 (16.30) | 0.915 | 0.339 |
| Foaming at the mouth | 3/41 (7.32) | 2/51 (3.92) | 5/92 (5.43) | 0.063 | 0.8011 |
| Digestive system | |||||
| Hepatomegaly | 28/41 (68.29) | 35/51 (68.63) | 63/92 (68.48) | 0.001 | 0.973 |
| Splenomegaly | 18/41 (43.90) | 26/51 (50.98) | 44/92 (47.83) | 0.456 | 0.499 |
| Abdominal distention | 10/41 (24.39) | 11/51 (21.57) | 21/92 (22.83) | 0.103 | 0.749 |
| Poor appetite | 2/41 (4.88) | 8/51 (15.69) | 10/92 (10.87) | 1.738 | 0.1871 |
| Poor feeding | 4/41 (9.76) | 5/51 (9.80) | 9/92 (9.78) | 0.000 | 1.0001 |
| Vomiting | 2/41 (4.88) | 4/51 (7.84) | 6/92 (6.52) | 0.022 | 0.8831 |
| Diarrhea | 2/41 (4.88) | 4/51 (7.84) | 6/92 (6.52) | 0.022 | 0.8831 |
| Nervous system | |||||
| Mental fatigue | 6/41 (14.63) | 11/51 (21.57) | 17/92 (18.48) | 0.726 | 0.394 |
| Seizures | 5/41 (12.20) | 5/51 (9.80) | 10/92 (10.87) | 0.001 | 0.9771 |
| Skin | 7/41 (17.07) | 3/51 (5.88) | 10/92 (10.87) | 1.896 | 0.1681 |
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