Research Article
Performance of LED Fluorescence Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV Positive Individuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 1
Characteristics of study population by tuberculosis culture status.
| | Characteristics | Total
() | Culture positive
() | Culture negative
() | OR | value |
| | Age, median (IQR) | 37 (30–44) | 35 (28–41) | 34 (30–45) | | 0.57 | | Gender, male (%) | 73 (41) | 15 (62.5) | 58 (37.6) | AOR = 2.3 | 0.064 90% CI (0.011–0.182) | | CD4 count, median (IQR) | 324 (194.5–458) | 347 (149–535) | 321 (203–458) | | 0.29 | | Started ART (%) | 123 (69.1) | 8 (33.3) | 115 (74.7) | | 0.37 | | Clinical presentation (%) | | | | | | | Night sweating | 125 (70.2) | 20 (83.3) | 105 (68.2) | | 0.13 | | Weight loss | 112 (63) | 17 (71) | 95 (61.7) | | 0.38 | | Cough > 2 weeks | 140 (78.6) | 20 (83.3) | 120 (78) | | 0.54 |
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