Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 56 patients with suspected PTB.
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years (Mean ± SD) | 47 ± 20 |
| Male | 35 (63) |
| Urban Residents | 25 (45) |
| Chest symptoms (present) | |
| Cough | 52 (93) |
| Fever | 46 (82) |
| Chest pain | 10 (18) |
| Dyspnea | 15 (27) |
| Hemoptysis | 07 (13) |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 08 (14) |
| Mycobacterium Tuberculosis | |
| Culture positive | 10 (18) |
| Xpert MTB/RIFpositive | 31 (55) |
| AFB smear positive | 21 (38) |
| Clinico-radiologically suggested | 10* (18) |
| Non-TB | 15 (27) |
| NTM† | 01 |
| Lung Cancer | 01 |
| Acute Exacerbation Of | 03 |
| Bronchiectasis | |
| Non-Mycobacterial (Pneumonia) | 10 |
⁎
one of the ten clinicoradiologically diagnosed patient was culture positive
†
NTM-Nontuberculous mycobacteria