Table 1 Characteristics of secondary TB cases
From: An e-registry for household contacts exposed to multidrug resistant TB in Mongolia
# | Age, gender and exposure Intensity | Symptoms | Chest X-ray | TST | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 F, shares a bed | Cough, fever, chest pain, dyspnoea, fatigue | Abnormal | N/A | Sm + MDR (Gene Xpert) No DST |
4 | 5 M, household | Cough | Abnormal | Positive | MDR Discordant DST |
11 | 6 F, shares a bed | Nil | Abnormal | Positive | MDR Identical DST |
15 | 21 M, shares bedroom | Nil | Abnormal | N/A | Sm + MDR Identical DST |
16 | 14 M, shares bedroom | Weight loss | Abnormal | Positive | Sm- MDR (Gene Xpert) No DST |
37 | 3 F, shares a bed | Cough, fever, weight loss, sweats, chest pain, fatigue | Abnormal | N/A | Sm + MDR Identical DST |
67 | 46 M, household | Cough, fever, chest pain | Normal | N/A | Sm- DS-TB |