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Table 4 Prevalence of symptoms among patients diagnosed with TB

From: Diagnostic accuracy of an integrated respiratory guideline in identifying patients with respiratory symptoms requiring screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study

Symptom

Proven TB (n = 40)

Cough

40 (100)

Difficult breathing

28 (70)

New sputum production

25 (63)

Current smoker

21 (53)

Loss of weight

20 (50)

Night sweats

20 (50)

Male

20 (50)

Pleuritic chest pain

11 (30)

Previous TB

12 (30)

No tight chest

10 (25)

No wheeze

8 (20)

Ex-smoker

7 (18)

Increased sputum production

6 (15)

Haemoptysis

5 (13)

Sputum colour change

5 (13)

Fever

2 (5)