Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with TB, stratified by buccal sample collection method.
| All (N = 123) | OmniSwab (N = 72) | EasiCollect (N = 38) | Combination OmniSwab/EasiCollect (N = 13) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Median, Q1–Q3 | 32 (23–44) | 32 (23–43) | 33 (23–45) | 25 (25–43) |
| Sex | Female | 41 (33) | 25 (35) | 27 (71) | 5 (38) |
| Male | 82 (67) | 47 (65) | 11 (29) | 8 (62) | |
| Diabetes | Yes | 12 (9.8) | 8 (11) | 3 (7.9) | 1 (7.7) |
| No | 111 (90) | 64 (89) | 35 (92.1) | 12 (92.3) | |
| HIV | Yes | 4 (3.3) | 3 (4.2) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) |
| No | 119 (96.7) | 69 (95.8) | 37 (97.4) | 13 (100) | |
| Smear-status | Positive | 79 (64) | 45 (62) | 25 (66) | 9 (69) |
| Negative | 44 (36) | 27 (38) | 13 (34) | 4 (31) | |
| Cavitary disease* | Yes | 89 (76) | 52 (78) | 25 (68) | 12 (92.3) |
| No | 28 (24) | 15 (22) | 12 (32) | 1 (7.7) | |
| MDR-TB** | Yes | 11 (10) | 7 (12) | 2 (5.3) | 2 (18) |
| No | 98 (90) | 53 (88) | 36 (94.7) | 9 (82) |
Results are expressed as n (%), unless otherwise noted.
*6 missing.
**14 missing.