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Table 2 Types of Tuberculosis according to age

From: Clinico-epidemiological profile and diagnostic procedures of pediatric tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital of western Nepal-a case-series analysis

Age group (Years)

Type of tuberculosis (Number and percentage)

Total

 

Isolated

Pulmonary

Isolated Extrapulmonary

Combined

(PTB + EPTB)

Disseminated/

Miliary

 

< 4

26 (34.7)

4 (6.0)

-

3 (25.0)

33 (20.4)

4-6

17 (22.7)

14 (20.9)

1 (12.5)

2 (16.7)

34 (21.4)

7-9

12 (16.0)

20 (29.9)

-

5 (41.7)

37 (22.8)

10-12

10 (13.3)

14 (20.9)

5 (62.5)

1 (8.3)

30 (18.5)

13-15

10 (13.3)

15 (22.4)

2 (25.0)

1 (8.3)

28 (17.3)

Total

75 (100)

67 (100)

8 (100)

12 (100)

162 (100)

  1. Chi square = 36.1, p < 0.0001