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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with tuberculous uveitis

From: Tuberculous uveitis: association between anti-tuberculous therapy and clinical response in a non-endemic country

Baseline characteristics

 

Median age (IQR), years

38 (31–58)

Men, n/N (%)

12/20 (60%)

Foreign born, n/N (%)

16/18 (89%)

 Born in high TB-burden country

7/18 (39%)

Prior clinical history of active TB, n/N (%)

3/20 (15%)

Prior clinical history of LTBI, n/N (%)

4/20 (20%)

Median time from onset of symptoms to ATT (IQR), months

24 (3–96)

Positive screening test for LTBI

20/20 (100%)

 QFT-G

18

 TST

2

Abnormal chest imaging, n/N (%)a

2/19 (11%)

HIV test negative, n/N tested (%)

14/14 (100%)

Active concurrent TB, n/N (%)

0/20 (0%)

  1. aActive pulmonary TB excluded in both cases with negative sputum tests for AFB smear, mycobacterial culture, and MTB-PCR