Research Article
Pediatric Tuberculosis in Young Children in India: A Prospective Study
Table 3
Initiation of TB treatment and mortality.
| | | Treatment initiated within 6 weeks | Mortality within 1 year | | | (%) | value | (%) | value |
| | Type of TB | | | | | | Pulmonary TB () | 12 (86%) | 0.64 | 2 (14%) | 0.56 | | Extrapulmonary TB () | 10 (83%) | 1 (8%) | | TB diagnostic category | | | | | | Definite TB () | 7 (100%) | <0.01 | 1 (14%) | 0.08 | | Probable TB () | 15 (79%) | 2 (11%) | | Possible TB () | 43 (36%) | 5 (4%) | | No TB () | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | | HIV status | | | | | | HIV positive () | 11 (52%) | 0.06 | 5 (24%) | <0.01 | | HIV negative () | 50 (26%) | 1 (1%) | | HIV unknown () | 4 (31%) | 3 (23%) | | Tuberculin skin test status | | | | | | TST positive () | 20 (74%) | <0.01 | 1 (4%) | 0.05 | | TST negative () | 44 (23%) | 6 (3%) | | TST unknown () | 1 (13%) | 2 (25%) |
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