Burden of tuberculosis disease among adolescents in a rural cohort in Eastern Uganda

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 3 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the adolescent incident TB cases (n = 14)

Case number	Visit detected (months)	TB symptoms	TB contact	TST ≥10 mm	CXR abnormalities	Smear positive	Culture positive	Case determination criteria¹
1	12	Yes	No	Yes	Not done	No	Yes	Culture
2	6	Yes	No	Yes	Yes**	No	No	Clinical diagnosis▲
3	12	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
4	12	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
5	12	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
6	12	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
7	12	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
8	12	No	No	Yes	Not done	No	Yes	Culture
9	12	No	No	Yes	Not done	No	Yes	Culture
10	12	Yes	No	Yes	Not done	No	Yes	Culture
11	24	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
12	24	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
13	12	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Culture
14	12	Yes	No	Yes	Not done	No	Yes	Culture
Total		5	2	14	None	None	13	14

▲POTTS disease.
¹ Culture - all smears were negative.
** Necrosis and collapse of thoracic vertebrae 10–12.
Abbreviation: Key: TB Tuberculosis, TST Tuberculin Skin Test, CXR Chest X-Ray.

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