Characteristics n = 41 | Number |
---|---|
Gender | |
 Females | 16 (39%) |
 Males | 25 (61%) |
Age, median (range) | 36 (19–69) |
Pleural TB cases | 32 (78%) |
 Diagnosis based on | |
  Culture | 13 (41%) |
  AFB microscopy +, ADA > 30 and clinical evidence | 1 (3%) |
  ADA > 30 and clinical evidence | 17 (53%) |
  Clinical evidence onlyb | 1 (3%) |
 HIV positive | 26 (81%) |
 CD4+ T cell count HIV+, (n) median (range)a | (22) 80 (7–328) |
  CD4+ T cell count > 100 cells/microL | 8 (36%) |
  CD4+ T cell count < 100 cells/microL | 14 (64%) |
 ADA levels U/L (n) median (range)a | (29) 62 (4–200) |
Non-TB cases | 9 (22%) |
 Malignancy | 3 (33%) |
 Another non-TB condition c | 6 (67%) |
 HIV positive | 5 (56%) |
 CD4+ T cell count HIV+, (n) median (range)a | (4) 119 (49–375) |
  CD4+ T cell count > 100 cells/microL | 3 (75%) |
  CD4+ T cell count < 100 cells/microL | 1 (25%) |
 ADA levels U/L (n) median (range)a | (9) 15 (1–29) |