Table 3.
Characteristics of patients who developed active tuberculosis during follow-up, n (%).
| Solid organ transplant recipients (n = 4) |
Patients on chronic dialysis (n = 11) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1 (25) | 3 (27) |
| Age < 50 years | 1 (25) | 5 (45) |
| Age ≥ 50 years | 3 (75) | 6 (55) |
| Year of study inclusion | ||
| 2004-2009 | 3 (75) | 8 (73) |
| 2010-2017 | 1 (25) | 3 (27) |
| Origin | ||
| Denmark | 1 (25) | 1 (9) |
| Greenland | 0 | 2 (18) |
| Other non-TB endemic countries | 0 | 0 |
| Other TB endemic countries | 3 (75)a | 8 (73)b |
| SOT type (kidney/liver/lung/heart) | 3/1/0/0 | |
| Type of TB | ||
| Pulmonary | 4 (100) | 6 (55) |
| Spine | 2 (18) | |
| Lymph node | 2 (18) | |
| Miliary | 1 (9) | |
| Time from SOT/dialysis to TB | 2.6 years (IQR 0.6-5.3) | 0.9 years (IQR 0.2-1.9) |
aYugoslavia: 1, Pakistan: 1, and Somalia: 1; bPakistan: 2, Philippines: 2, Rumania: 1, Somalia: 1, and Turkey: 2.