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. 2022 Apr 22;11(7):316–321. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac015

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics (n = 332)

Characteristic n (%) or median (IQR)a
Age (years) 3 (1–6)
Age (category)
 <5 years 211 (63.6%)
 5–10 years 101 (30.4%)
 11–14 years 20 (6.0%)
HIV-positive 37/329 (11.3%)
 CD4 cell count (cells/µL) (n = 27) 715 (3361462)
Inpatient 67 (20.2%)
Weight loss 206 (62.1%)
Underweight 179/330 (54.2%)
Fever (≥38.3°C) 19 (5.7%)
Abnormal chest X-ray 132/301 (43.9%)
TST positive 163/310 (52.6%)
Xpert or Xpert Ultra positive 53 (16.0%)
Mycobacterial culture positive 32/329 (9.7%)
AFB smear microscopy positive 18/325 (5.5%)
CRP 3.0 mg/L (2.5–26.6)

Abbreviations: AFB, acid fast bacilli; CRP, C-reactive protein; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range.

N=332 unless otherwise indicated.