From: Utilization of paediatric isolation facilities in a TB-endemic setting
Category | Variable | Total (%) |
---|---|---|
All suspected TB (n = 130) | pulmonary TB | 118 (91) |
extra-pulmonary TBb | 12 (9) | |
TB smear microscopy (n = 130) | not tested (diagnosis confirmed at referral hospital) | 10 (8) |
smear-negative | 108 (83) | |
smear-positive (1–10 AFB/field) | 8 (6) | |
smear-positive (11–99 AFB/field) | 4 (3) | |
Confirmed TBc (n = 55) | TB diagnosis confirmed at referral hospital | 10 |
GeneXpert positive | 43 | |
TB culture positive | 45 | |
Drug-susceptibility profile of culture positive cases (n = 45) | Drug-susceptible (DS) | 33 (74) |
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) | 9 (20) | |
Rifampicin mono-resistant (RMR) | 2 (4) | |
Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) | 1 (2) | |
Total (number DR) | ||
All abacterial/fungal isolates cultured from patients in isolation (n = 46) | Gram positives | |
S. aureus total (methicillin-resistant) | 7 (2) | |
Other gram positivesd | 4 | |
Gram negatives: Enterobacteriaceae | ||
K. pneumoniae (extended-spectrum B-lactamase) | 11 (10) | |
E. coli (extended-spectrum B-lactamase) | 5 (1) | |
E. cloacae (inducible B-lactamase) | 4 (2) | |
Other Enterobacteriaceaee | 4 | |
Gram negatives: Non-fermenters | ||
A. baumanni (multi-drug resistant) | 4 (4) | |
P. aeruginosa (multi-drug resistant) | 5 (3) | |
Others | ||
N. meningitidis | 2 | |
B. pertussis (PCR positive) | 1 | |
C. albicans | 2 | |
Viral pathogens confirmed among patients in isolation (n = 51) | Gastrointestinal viruses | |
Hepatitis A | 6 | |
Rotavirus | 4 | |
Enteric adenovirus | 2 | |
Respiratory viruses | ||
Respiratory syncytial virus | 15 | |
Adenovirus | 12 | |
Rhinovirus | 4 | |
Parainfluenza virus | 2 | |
Other respiratory virusesf | 3 | |
Other | ||
Varicella | 2 | |
Rubella | 1 |