TABLE.
Clinical characteristics of presumptive TB patients, Bandung City, Indonesia, 2013–2017
| Clinical characteristics | All patients n ( = 1690) n (%) | AFB-positive (n = 800) n (%) | AFB-negative, CXR-positive (n = 355) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male sex | 933 (55.2) | 449 (56.1) | 211 (59.4) |
| Age, years, median [IQR] | 45.5 [32.5–57.4] | 40.8 [29.4–51.3] | 50.0 [38.0–60.0] |
| Cough | 1678 (99.3) | 796 (99.5) | 348 (98.0) |
| Duration of cough | |||
| No cough | 12 (0.7) | 4 (0.5) | 7 (2.0) |
| <1 week | 45 (2.7) | 9 (1.1) | 16 (4.5) |
| 1 week | 52 (3.1) | 18 (2.3) | 16 (4.5) |
| 2 weeks | 358 (21.2) | 75 (9.4) | 101 (28.5) |
| 3 weeks | 162 (9.6) | 56 (7.0) | 35 (9.9) |
| >3 weeks | 1057 (62.5) | 636 (79.5) | 179 (50.4) |
| Don’t know | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
| Cough with sputum | 1551 (91.8) | 739 (92.4) | 314 (88.5) |
| Haemoptysis | 272 (16.1) | 91 (11.4) | 82 (23.1) |
| Breathlessness | 894 (52.9) | 449 (56.1) | 209 (58.9) |
| Chest discomfort | 1094 (64.7) | 524 (65.5) | 231 (65.1) |
| Fever | 1216 (72.0) | 630 (78.8) | 234 (65.9) |
| Night sweat | 1224 (72.4) | 610 (76.3) | 253 (71.3) |
| Weight loss | 1312 (77.6) | 696 (87.0) | 262 (73.8) |
| Loss of appetite | 1173 (69.4) | 604 (75.5) | 252 (71.0) |
| Sputum microscopy | |||
| Negative | 890 (52.7) | 0 (0.0) | 355 (100.0) |
| Scanty | 72 (4.3) | 72 (9.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 1+ | 208 (12.3) | 208 (26.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 2++ | 207 (12.2) | 207 (25.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| 3+++ | 313 (18.5) | 313 (39.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| MTB culture result | |||
| Negative | 508 (30.1) | 60 (7.5) | 245 (69.0) |
| Positive | 743 (44.0) | 687 (85.9) | 51 (14.4) |
| Not indicated or missing | 439 (26.0) | 53 (6.6) | 59 (16.6) |
| Xpert MTB/RIF | |||
| Not indicated | 1399 (82.8) | 675 (84.4) | 219 (61.7) |
| MTB not detected | 148 (8.8) | 9 (1.1) | 110 (31.0) |
| MTB+, RIF− | 126 (7.5) | 100 (12.5) | 25 (7.0) |
| MTB+, RIF+ | 16 (0.9) | 16 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Error/indeterminate | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Chest X-ray | |||
| Normal/abnormal not TB | 568 (33.6) | 33 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Suggestive of TB | 1122 (66.4) | 767 (95.9) | 355 (100.0) |
| TB cases treated | |||
| Bacteriologically confirmed | 870 (51.5) | 800 (100.0) | 65 (18.3) |
| No bacteriological confirmation | 73 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 73 (20.6) |
TB = tuberculosis; AFB = acid-fast bacilli; CXR = chest X-ray; MTB = Mycobacterium tuberculosis; + = positive; − = negative.