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 Gao1ACDEFG*, Chunyu Zhu2BCDEF, Yingchu Liu3BCDEF, Siyuan Yang
4AB, Jiang Xiao5ACD, Hongxin Zhao5CDF, Di Yang5CDF, Hongyuan Liang5BCF, Fang Wang5BDF, Liang Wu5BCF, Fujie Zhang5ACEF, Liang Ni5CF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937264
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937264
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of enrolled patients
| Data | HIV/TB% (n=177) |
|---|---|
| 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. | |