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Table 1 Different forms of tuberculosis (TB), cases definitions, TB among gender, TB among the children and treatment outcome

From: The epidemiology of tuberculosis in Phuentsholing General Hospital: a six-year retrospective study

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Tuberculosis in males (%)

44 (47.1)

49 (46.7)

76 (57.1)

63 (47.7)

67 (54.0)

70 (47.3)

TB cases by different age groups (years) n (%)

      

0-14

20 (21.5)

19 (18.1)

16 (12.0)

12 (9.1)

10 (8.1)

14 (9.5)

15-24

18 (19.4)

31 (29.5)

45 (33.8)

46 (34.8)

53 (42.7)

54 (36.5)

25-34

21 (22.6)

25 (23.8)

43 (32.3)

36 (27.3)

35 (28.2)

50 (33.8)

35-44

11 (11.8)

11 (10.5)

9 (6.8)

15 (11.4)

13 (10.5)

11 (7.4)

45-54

9 (9.7)

9 (8.6)

8 (6.0)

13 (9.8)

32 (2.4)

6 (4.1)

≥55

14 (15.1)

10 (9.5)

12 (9.0)

10 (7.6)

10 (8.1)

13 (8.8)

All forms of TB (n)

93

105

133

132

124

148

SPPT (%)

34 (36.6)

45 (42.9)

58 (43.6)

73 (55.3)

81 (65.3)

90 (60.8)

SNPT (%)

24 (25.8)

18 (17.1)

35 (26.3)

25 (18.9)

7 (5.7)

20 (13.5)

EPT (%)

35 (37.6)

42 (40.0)

40 (30.1)

34 (25.8)

36 (29.0)

38 (25.7)

Case definitions

      

New cases (%)

81 (87.4)

68 (64.8)

96 (72.2)

84 (63.6)

80 (64.5)

103 (69.6)

Relapse (%)

2 (2.2)

4 (3.8)

2 (1.5)

13 (9.9)

13 (10.5)

7 (4.7)

Transfer in (%)

9 (9.9)

33 (31.4)

30 (22.6)

30 (22.7)

24 (19.4)

32 (21.6)

Treatment after default (%)

1 (1.1)

0 (0)

2 (1.5)

3 (2.3)

1 (0.8)

6 (4.1)

Failure (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Others (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Unknown (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

6 (4.8)

0 (0)

  1. SPPT- sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis; SNPT- sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis; EPT-extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.