Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects tested for MTB by Xpert TB/RIF assay or MTB culture
Age group | Number each age group | % of each age group (n = 50) | TB contact (%) | BCG vaccination (%) | BCG scar (%) | Measles (%) | PCM III (%) | Immune compromised (%) | GA Xpert (n = 49)a | GA MTBCS (n = 49)a | STOOL Xpert (n = 49)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | % Pos | Pos | % Pos | Pos | % Pos | |||||||||
0–5 years | 23 | 46 | 12 (52) | 11 (48) | 5 (22) | 1 (4) | 14 (61) | 9 (39) | 7 | 31.8 | 5 | 22.7 | 5 | 27.3 |
6–10 years | 19 | 38 | 11 (58) | 10 (53) | 7 (37) | 1 (5) | 6 (32) | 2 (11) | 3 | 15.7 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 |
11–15 years | 8 | 16 | 5 (63) | 2 (25) | 3 (38) | – | 3 (38) | 4 (50) | 2 | 25 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 50 |
Total | 50 | 100 | 28 (56) | 23 (46) | 15 (30) | 2 (4) | 23 (46) | 15 (30) | 11 | 22.4 | 9 | 18.3 | 10 | 20.4 |