05 October 2022>: Clinical Research
Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected People in China: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study
Guiju Gao 1ACDEFG* , Chunyu Zhu 2BCDEF* , Yingchu Liu 3BCDEF* , Siyuan Yang 4AB* , Jiang Xiao 1ACD , Hongxin Zhao 1CDF , Di Yang 1CDF , Hongyuan Liang 1BCF , Fang Wang 1BDF , Liang Wu 1BCF , Fujie Zhang 1ACEF , Liang Ni 1CFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.937264
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937264
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of enrolled patients
Data | HIV/TB% (n=177) |
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Age (IQR) | 37 (20–83) |
Gender | |
Male | 160 (94.3) |
Female | 17 (5.7) |
CD4 count (cells/ml) (IQR) | 103 (9–886) |
CD4/CD8 (IQR) | 0.185 (0.002–1.897) |
HIV-1 RNA, log10 copies/mL (IQR) | 3.629 (1.041–7) |
Clinical features | |
Fever | 71 (72.4) |
Cough | 38 (38.7) |
Expectoration | 21 (21.4) |
Night sweats | 6 (0.06) |
Weight loss | 2 (0.02) |
Imaging featur | |
Nodules | 79 (80.6) |
Patchy shadows | 34 (34.6) |
Pleural effusion | 33 (33.6) |
PreviousTB | |
Yes | 66 (37.2) |
No | 11 (62.8) |
Data are presented as number (%) of patients or median (interquartile range (IQR)) values. |