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. 2021 Oct;10(10):3929–3942. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-524

Table 2. Diagnosis and treatment of TB.

TB lesions (organ, locations) TB-Ab T-SPOT TB confirmation Calcification TB cavity Active/latent TB TB treatment Follow-up* (months)
P1 Lung, bilateral diffuse lesions (+) (+) Sputum AFB (+) No Yes Active 4HREZ/4PaReEZLfx 4.2
P2 Lung, left upper NS NS History + radiology Yes No Latent NS 17.3
P3 Lung, right lower (–) (–) Resected tissue AFB (+) Yes No Active 2HRELfx/4HR 1.5
P4 Lung, bilateral upper and right lower NS NS History + radiology No No Latent 2HREZ/4HR 8.1
P5 Lung, bilateral upper NS NS History + radiology No No Latent 2HREZ/4HR 12.0
P6 Lung, bilateral upper and right lower NS NS History + radiology No No Latent 2HREZ/4HR 1.8
P7 Lung, left upper (+) NS History + radiology No No Latent naïve 7.2
P8 Lung, bilateral upper (–) (+) History + radiology Yes Yes Latent naïve 5.7
P9 Lung, right upper (–) NS History + radiology No No Latent NS 9.3
P10 Pleura, left lower NS NS History + radiology Yes No Latent 3HREZ/9HR 21.5
P11 Lung, right upper NS NS History + radiology Yes No Latent 2HREZ/4HR 3.7
P12 Bone, left hip joint (–) (–) History NS NS Latent 3HREZ/9HR 18.4
P13 Lung, left upper (–) (+) History + radiology Yes No Latent NS 23.8

Follow-up*, the time from ICI initiation to the last chest CT with confirmation that there was no deterioration of active TB or reactivation of latent TB at that point of time. TB, tuberculosis; Ab, antibody; NS, not specified; AFB, acid-fast bacillus; H, isoniazid; R, rifampicin; E, ethambutol; Z, pyrazinamide; Pa, pasiniazid; Re, rifapentine; Lfx, levofloxacin.