Table 2 Patient’s history, signs, symptoms
From: Clinical and imaging factors that can predict contagiousness of pulmonary tuberculosis
Present/positive (n) | Absent/negative (n) | No data (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight loss | 34% (103) | 61% (182) | 5% (14) |
Cough | 43% (127) | 52% (154) | 6% (18) |
Haemoptysis | 10% (31) | 86% (257) | 4% (11) |
Previous TB | 24% (72) | 65% (193) | 11% (34) |
German residence | 22% (66) | 72% (214) | 6% (19) |
Active case finding | 35% (104) | 65% (195) | 0% (0) |
Abnormal auscultation | 22% (66) | 75% (224) | 3% (9) |