Research Article
Rapid Diagnosis of Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Xpert MTB/RIF Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Table 1
Characteristics of enrolled children with suspected PTB.
| Characteristic | Frequency () | Percentage (%) |
| Gender | | | Female | 114 | 44.7 | Male | 141 | 55.3 | Age (years old) | | | ~3 | 59 | 23.1 | >3 | 196 | 76.9 | BCG scar | | | Absent | 43 | 16.9 | Present | 212 | 83.1 | Reported history of TB contact | | | Yes | 27 | 10.6 | No | 228 | 89.4 |
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