Participants | 358 |
Sex | |
Male | 169 (47) |
Female | 189 (53) |
Age years | 33 (18–83) |
History of previous TB (stopped TB treatment 6 months previously) | 28 (7.8) |
Investigations | |
Positive sputum culture for M. tuberculosis | 28 (7.8) |
EPTB specimen M. tuberculosis culture positive (e.g. ascites, CSF, pleural, synovial fluid) | 75 (20.9) |
M. tuberculosis biopsy positive | 180 (50.2) |
Elevated white cell count | 60 (16.8) |
Elevated ESR | 155 (43.3) |
Elevated CRP | 126 (35.2) |
Positive 18F-FDG PET/CT scan | 350/358 (97.8) |