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Table 1 Characteristics of participants with pulmonary tuberculosis

From: Bacteriomes in lesions of pulmonary tuberculosis and its association with status of Mycobacterium tuberculosis excretion

Variable

TB Culture Results, No. (%)

p Valuea

Positive (n = 40)

Negative (n = 42)

Age, average (std)

49.1 ± 16.8

39.7 ± 12.5

0.005

Male

27 (67.5)

19 (45.2)

0.071

Any cancer

3 (7.5)

0 (0)

0.223

Cough

14 (35.0)

21 (50.0)

0.250

Hemoptysis

1 (2.5)

12 (28.6)

0.003

Fever

7 (17.5)

9 (21.4)

0.865

Night sweats

3 (7.5)

7 (16.7)

0.352

Weight loss

9 (22.5)

5 (11.9)

0.327

Tissue AFB positive

27 (67.5)

30 (71.4)

0.884

Cavitation on chest CT

7 (17.5)

14 (33.3)

0.165

Therapeutic regimen (HRZEb)

29 (72.5)

27 (65.9)

0.684

  1. aCalculated based on the Pearson χ2 test with correction for Yates’ continuity or the Fisher exact test (for expected count < 5)
  2. bisoniazid-rifampicin-pyrazinamide-ethambutol
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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