Table 1 Patient symptoms and medical history, according to HIV status
HIV seronegative group | HIV seropositive group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms and Medical History | Overall suspects N = 203 (%) | Non previously treated TB suspects N = 156 (%) | TB in the past N = 47 (%) | Overall suspects N = 74 (%) | Non previously treated TB suspects N = 33 (%) | TB in the past N = 27 (%) |
Positive Culture | 75 (36.9) | 67 (42.9) | 8 (17.0) | 32 (43.2) | 27 (81.8) | 5 (18.5) |
Weight loss a | 104 (51.2) | 79 (50.6) | 25 (53.2) | 56 (75.7) | 36 (75.0) | 20 (74.1) |
Cough | 190 (93.5) | 148 (94.9) | 25 (53.2) | 67 (90.9) | 43 (89.6) | 24 (88.9) |
Chest pain | 121 (59.6) | 96 (61.5) | 31 (66.0) | 42 (56.7) | 22 (66.7) | 14 (51.9) |
Dyspnea | 123 (60.1) | 92 (58.9) | 50 (67.6) | 50 (67.6) | 33 (100.0) | 17 (63.0) |