Table.
Participant characteristics
| Study participants (N=197) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 34 (24–40) | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 95 (48%) | |
| Male | 102 (52%) | |
| Study group | ||
| Recent household exposure to human index case with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, Addis Ababa | 69 (35%)* | |
| Recent occupational exposure to bovine index case with culture-positive bovine tuberculosis, recruited in cattle farms | 56 (28%)† | |
| Attending outpatient HIV clinic, Addis Ababa | 72 (37%)‡ | |
| BCG scar | 78 (40%) | |
| Current smoker | 8 (4%) | |
| HIV infection | 75 (38%)§ | |
| QuantiFERON-positive | 98 (50%)¶ | |
Data are median (IQR) or n (%).
Three (4%) of 69 had HIV infections.
0 (0%) of 56 had HIV infections, and 10 (18%) had recent household tuberculosis contact.
72 (100%) of 72 had HIV infections, five (7%) had recent household tuberculosis contact, and 14 (19%) had previously had active tuberculosis.
Viral load was undetectable in 59 (92%) of 64 HIV-infected individuals for whom data were available.
25 (26%) of 98 had HIV infections, and 40 (41%) had a BCG scar.