Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of infant tuberculosis(≤2 years old)
From: Tuberculosis in infants: a retrospective study in China
Extrapulmonary TB | Pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB | Pulmonary TB | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age (months) | 10.6 ± 7.4 | 12.3 ± 7.7 | 7.0 ± 6.5 | 10.1 ± 7.4 |
Number | 74 | 18 | 23 | 115 |
Male | 57 (77.0 %) | 14 (77.8 %) | 13 (56.5 %) | 84 (73.0 %) |
HIV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BCG | 73 (98.6 %) | 18 (100 %) | 22 (95.7 %) | 113 (98.3 %) |
Contact history | 4 (5.4 %) | 5 (27.8 %) | 6 (26.1 %) | 15 (13.0 %) |
Miliary tuberculosis | 0 | 8 (44.4 %) | 12 (52.2 %) | 20 (17.4 %) |
Tuberculous meningitis | 10 (13.5 %) | 12 (66.7 %) | 0 | 22 (19.1 %) |
Pathological examination | 43 (95.6 %) | 2 (100 %) | 4 (100 %) | 49 (96.1 %) |
Acid fast bacilli smear | 5 (18.5 %) | 0 | 0 | 5 (8.8 %) |
Culture | 15 (23.1 %) | 6 (33.3 %) | 6 (30.0 %) | 27 (26.2 %) |
PPD | 24 (53.3 %) | 3 (37.5 %) | 2 (33.3 %) | 29 (49.2 %) |
T-SPOT.TB | 7 (35.0 %) | 5 (100 %) | 2 (40.0 %) | 14 (46.7 %) |