Table 3 Characteristics of patients who did not meet the case definition
Case | Presentation | Investigations/course |
|---|---|---|
1 | Lung abscess | TST and TB cultures negative Improved on antibacterial therapy |
2 | Inpatient from Baffin Island TST 10 mm | No consistent symptoms CXR not suggestive, TB cultures negative |
3 | Abdominal pain TST 15 mm | Stool positive for Ascaris Lumbricoides Patient improved on anthelmintic therapy LTBI treated |
4 | Child from Baffin Island with respiratory symptoms Positive TST on history | No consistent symptoms, TST negative, CXR not suggestive, TB cultures negative |
5 | SVCO syndrome TST 20 mm | Mediastinal germ cell tumor diagnosed Cultures and pathology negative for TB LTBI treated |
6 | Abscess at BCG injection site | BCG abscess diagnosed |
7 | Acute bacterial pneumonia | TST and TB cultures negative Improved on antibacterial therapy |
8 | TB contact on history TST 6 mm | CXR: right hilar LAD No consistent symptoms, TB cultures negative (3 GWs), immunocompetent |