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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the 273 patients with smear-positive tuberculosis

From: Evaluating treatment outcomes and durations among cases of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Yemen: a prospective follow-up study

 

City

Patients with tuberculosis,

n (%)

Taiz, n (%)

Alhodidah, n (%)

Number of clinical symptoms

  ≤ 2

29 (53.7)

25 (46.3)

54 (19.8)

 3–4

50 (55.6)

40 (44.4)

90 (33)

  ≥ 5

66 (51.2)

63 (48.8)

129 (47.3)

Cough history

  < 3 weeks

37 (82.2)

8 (17.8)

45 (16.2)

  ≥ 3 weeks

108 (47.4)

120 (52.6)

228 (83.5)

Radiography lesions

 Unilateral

92 (55.1)

75 (44.9)

167 (61.2)

 Bilateral

52 (53.1)

46 (46.9)

98 (35.9)

 No test performed

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

8 (2.9)

Lung cavitation

 No cavities

42 (72.4)

16 (27.6)

58 (21.2)

 One

57 (50)

57 (50)

114 (41.8)

 Two

34 (48.6)

36 (51.4)

70 (25.6)

 Three or more

11 (47.8)

12 (52.2)

23 (8.4)

 No test performed

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

8 (2.9)

Comorbidity

 Yes

19 (43.2)

25 (56.8)

44 (16.1)

 No

126 (55)

103 (45)

229 (83.9)