Table 1.
Clinical and patient characteristics for patients with tuberculosis (TB) attending Sirindhorn Hospital in 2018.
| Measure | Positive cases (total number of cases) | % Prevalence | Total AFB positive (n=155) | Total smear positive (n=153) | Age range, median age (mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary TB | 155 (186) | 83.3 | 106 | 119 | 16–82, 44 (44) |
| Thai patients | 141 (155) | 90.97 | 98 | 110 | 16–82, 45 (44) |
| Non-Thai patients | 14 (155) | 9.03 | 8 | 5 | 19–44, 44 (34) |
| Drug-resistant TB | 4 (155) | 2.58 | 4 | 3 | 28–62, 43 (44) |
| Thai patients | 3 (141) | 2.84 | 3 | 3 | |
| Non-Thai patients | 0 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MDR-TB | 5 (155) | 3.23 | 3 | 4 | 35–62, 53 (50) |
| Thai population | 4 (141) | 2.84 | 3 | 3 | |
| Non-Thai population | 1 (14) | 7.14 | 1 | 1 | |
| XDR-TB | 1 (155) | 0.65 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thai population | 1 (141) | 0.71 | 0 | 1 | |
| Non-Thai population | 0 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extrapulmonary TB | 31 (186) | 16.67 | N/A | N/A | 17–68, 35, (38) |
| Thai population | 30 (31) | 96.77 | N/A | N/A | |
| Non-Thai population | 1 (31) | 3.23 | N/A | N/A | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 131 (186) | 70.4 | 123 | 112 | 16–82, 43 (44) |
| Female | 55 (186) | 29.6 | 53 | 42 | 17–82, 43 (42) |
| Age distribution, years | |||||
| ≥65 | 17 (186) | 9.1 | |||
| 50–64 (n=44) | 44 (186) | 23.6 | |||
| 31–49 (n=89) | 89 (186) | 47.8 | |||
| ≤30 (n=35), | 35 (186) | 18.8 |
AFB, acid-fast bacillus; MDR, multi-drug-resistant; XDR, extensively drug-resistant.