Table 4.
Detail of 16 patients with biologically-confirmed active pulmonary tuberculosis with retrospective evaluation using the screening questionnaire
| ID code | Year of study | Score | Total score | CXRa | CT scanner test | ME | qPCRb | Culturec | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant | Country of origin (Q0) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | |||||||
| TB°1 | 2019 | Mongolia (8) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | Lesion of caverns in two lung apex | Cavitary parenchymal lesions and a cavern of 43 and 33 mm in diameter in the left and right lung apex, respectively. | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°2 | 2019 | Senegal (3) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Lesion of cavern in the right lung apex | A cavern of 70 × 58 × 31 mm in the superior lobe of right lung | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°3 | 2019 | Mauritania (3) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | Lesion of cavern in the right lung apex | A cavern in the right lung apex and disseminated micro nodules in the left lower-lung zone | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°4 | 2019 | Morocco (3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | Lesion of cavern in the right lung apex, large right-sided pleural effusion | Cavitary parenchymal lesions, a cavern of 23 × 30 × 30 mm in superior lobe of right lung, large right-sided pleural effusion | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°5 | 2018 | Algeria (2) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Lesion of cavern in the right lung apex | Cavitary parenchymal lesions, presence of a cavern in the superior lobe of right lung | NEG | POS | NEG |
| TB°6 | 2018 | Algeria (2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Lesion of cavern in the right lung apex | Cavitary parenchymal lesions, presence of a cavern in the superior lobe of right lung | NEG | POS | NEG |
| TB°7 | 2018 | Romania (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Lesion of cavern in the right lung apex, large right-sided pleural effusion | Cavitary parenchymal lesions, presence of a cavern in the superior lobe of right lung, disseminated micro nodules in the right lower-lung zone, and large right-sided pleural effusion | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°8 | 2018 | Algeria (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Lesion of cavern in the right lung apex | Cavitary parenchymal lesions, presence of a cavern in the superior lobe of right lung | POS | POS | POS |
| TB°9 | 2018 | Nigeria (6) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | No feature consistent with pulmonary TB | No feature consistent with pulmonary TB | NEG | POS | NEG |
| TB°10 | 2018 | Algeria (2) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | Acute lobar pneumonia in the right upper lobe | Alveolar condensation in the right upper lobe with cystic bronchiectasis | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°11 | 2018 | Mauritania (3) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | Rounded opacity in the inferior lobe of right lung. | Cavitary parenchymal lesions, a cavern of 35 × 40 × 40 mm in the inferior lobe of right lung, several peripheric micro nodules in the right lower-lung zone | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°12 | 2018 | Armenia (6) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | Lesions of caverns in two lung apex | Cavitary parenchymal lesions, two caverns in two lung apex, and bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy | NEG | POS | NEG |
| TB°13 | 2018 | Pakistan (5) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | Lesions of cavern in the left lung apex | A cavern in the left lung apex, and hilar-mediastinal lymphadenopathy | POS | POS | NEG |
| TB°14 | 2018 | Armenia (6) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | Lesion of caverns in two lung apex | Parenchymal condensation with multiple excavated lesions in two lung apex, and a cluster of small nodules within the apical segment of right lower lobe | NEG | POS | POS |
| TB°15 | 2017 | Algeria (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Lesions of cavern in the left lung apex | Several caverns in the left lung apex | NEG | POS | POS |
| TB°16 | 2017 | Pakistan (5) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | Lesions of cavern in the left lung apex and rounded opacity in the superior lobe of left lung | Several caverns in the apex and in the superior lobe of left lung | POS | POS | POS |
a
Chest X-rays.
b
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (Xpert MTB/RIF) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA.
c
Culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms.
ID, identity; Q0–Q8, question from 0 to 8; POS, positive; NEG, negative; ME, microscopic examination.