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. 2021 Jan 29;22(1):1177. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1177

TABLE 3.

Description of tuberculosis history and presentation amongst study participants.

Variable n % CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)
HIV viral load (copies/mL)
Median IQR Median IQR
Previous history of TB 294 24.0 63 26–176 97 948 458–657 750
TB at current presentation 244 19.9 109 37–296 1740 0–240 623
First episode of TB 216 88.5 59 25–156 106 823 599–659 109
Recurrant episode of TB 28 11.5 93 51–252 962 15–422 285
Single-organ TB 174 71.3 82 34–226 25 000 248–398 515
Disseminated miliary TB 38 15.6 37 22–87 361 172 7050–1 050 000
Disseminated non-miliary TB 32 13.1 42 14–141 157 532 2050–1 163 090
Pulmonary TB 101 41.4 89 29–202 130 000 450–710 435
Extrapulmonary TB: 143 58.6 68 25–154 920 468 288 550–2 334 203
 Miliary TB 38 15.6 37 22–87 361 172 7050–1 050 000
 Pleural TB 31 12.7 139 56–313 1510 0–69 250
 Abdominal TB 27 11.1 54 25–112 43 100 710–475 908
 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) 23 9.4 104 35–220 141 190 231–264 500
 Tuberculous lymphadenitis 10 4.1 21 7–75 65 200 1980–184 000
 Tuberculous pericarditis 9 3.7 65 47–120 3500 819–35 963
 Tuberculoma 4 1.6 150 26–269 48 373 15–1 005 044
 Urogenital TB 3 1.2 76 39–183 210 064 129 459–805 032
 Spinal TB 2 0.8 525 512–537 2097 1918–2275
 Tuberculous osteomyelitis 1 0.4 15 15–15 531 001 531 001–531 001

Note: Probable cases of tuberculosis were also included as microbiological confirmation was not available for all cases.

TB, tuberculosis; IQR, interquartile range.

, Only includes participants with isolated pulmonary tuberculosis. The total number of pulmonary tuberculosis cases will be 171 (70.1%) if participants with both pulmonary and concurrent extrapulmonary tuberculosis are included.