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. 2020 Dec 2;20:316. doi: 10.1186/s12890-020-01351-z

Table 4.

Comparison of chest computed tomography findings of active and subclinical tuberculosis diseases

Radiographic findings All patients (n = 412) Active TB disease (n = 331) Subclinical TB disease (n = 81)
Multiple lobe involvement 168 (36.1–45.6%) 144 (38.3–48.9%) 24 (20.8–40.3%)
Tree-in-bud sign 247 (55.1–64.6%) 191 (52.3–62.9%) 56 (58.4–78.1%)
Cavitation 165 (35.4–44.9%) 129 (33.9–44.3%) 36 (34.1–55.3%)
Consolidation 242 (53.9–63.4%) 204 (56.3–66.7%) 38 (36.4–57.7%)
Fibrotic scar 73 (14.3–21.7%) 65 (15.7–24.3%) 8 (5.1–18.3%)
Atelectasis 71 (13.9–21.2%) 62 (14.9–23.3%) 9 (6.0–19.8%)
Emphysema 58 (11.1–17.8%) 45 (10.3–17.7%) 13 (9.6–25.5%)
Bronchiectasis 82 (16.3–24.0%) 67 (16.3–24.9%) 15 (11.6–28.3%)

Values were expressed as numbers with 95% confidence intervals of their proportion

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