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Table 1 Clinical findings of 25 patients screened for sputum M.tb positivity and their follow up in the pulmonology clinic

From: Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in young adult patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in India

S N

Age/Sex

Findings at initial screening

Follow up in the Pulmonology clinic

Indication for screening by sputum M.Tb culture

Sputum culture M.tb

ESR

mm/hr

TST

mm

Symptom

Radiograph

Sputum culture M.Tb

ATT

History

Radiography

Ist

2nd

Ist

2nd

1

40,M

Wt loss, Past TB

Lt upper lobe Cavity

+ve

+ve

40

11

None

No change

-ve

+ve

Yes

2

25,F

Cough > 2 weeks & Past TB

Lt upper lobe fibrocavitory consolidation

+ve

+ve

30

11

Hemoptysis

No change

-ve

+ve

Yes

3

36,F

Past TB

Lt upper lobe Consolidation

+ve

+ve

37

11

Wt loss

No change

-ve

-ve

Yes

4

28,F

None

Rt hilar adenopathy

+ve

-ve

8

5

None

No change

-ve

+ve

Yes

5

25,F

Past TB

Normal

+ve

-ve

38

10

Fever > 2 weeks

Normal

-ve

+ve

Yes

6

22,F

Past TB

Normal

-ve

+ve

118

5

Pericardial effusion

Pericardial effusion

ND

ND

Yes

7

28,F

Past TB

Rt pleural thickening

+ve

+ve

15

9

None

No change

-ve

+ve

Yes

8

47,F

Past TB

Rt bronchiectasis

+ve

SNA

26

10

None

No change

-ve

+ve

Yes

9

65,F

Past TB

Lt upper lobe Fibrosis

+ve

-ve

20

8

None

No change

-ve

-ve

No

10

39,M

Past TB

Normal

SNA

-ve

10

8

None

Expired

  

No

11

37,F

Past TB

Normal

+ve

SNA

5

0

None

Normal

-ve

-ve

No

12

40,F

Past TB

Rt lower lobe fibrosis

-ve

+ve

5

6

None

Normal

-ve

-ve

No

13

46, M

Past TB

Normal

+ve

-ve

30

4

None

Normal

-ve

-ve

No

14

36,M

Past TB

Normal

+ve

SNA

15

0

None

Normal

-ve

-ve

No

15

32,M

Past TB

Normal

+ve

+ve

10

2

None

Normal

-ve

-ve

No

16

40,M

Past TB

Normal

-ve

+ve

10

0

None

Normal

-ve

-ve

No

17

22,M

Cough > 2 weeks

Normal

-ve

-ve

3

6

None

NR

NR

NR

No

18

43,M

Past TB

Rt upper lobe fibrosis & Lt lower lobe calcification

-ve

-ve

5

10

None

NR

NR

NR

No

19

34,F

Past TB

Normal

-ve

-ve

16

5

None

NR

NR

NR

No

20

23,F

Past TB

Normal

-ve

-ve

10

4

None

NR

NR

NR

No

21

38, M

Past TB

Normal

-ve

-ve

8

0

None

NR

NR

NR

No

22

20,M

Past TB

Normal

-ve

-ve

10

10

None

NR

NR

NR

No

23

38,M

Past TB

Normal

-ve

-ve

5

12

None

NR

NR

NR

No

24

30,F

Past TB

Normal

-ve

-ve

48

0

None

NR

NR

NR

No

25

28,F

Past TB

Rt pleural thickening

-ve

-ve

3

0

None

NR

NR

NR

No

  1. M male, F female, Lt left, Rt right, TB tuberculosis, wt weight, SNA sample not available, ND not done, NR not required