Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients treated for LTBI
From: A retrospective review of the two-step tuberculin skin test in dialysis patients
Characteristic | N = 8 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 54.3 ± 14.7 |
BCG, n (%) | Â |
 Vaccinated | 5 (62.5 %) |
 Not vaccinated | 2 (25.0 %) |
 Unknown | 1 (12.5 %) |
Chest radiograph | Â |
 Suggestive of TB | 2 (25 %) |
 Not suggestive of TB | 6 (75 %) |
Dialysis Center (HD only) | Â |
 HSC | 5 (71 %) |
 SOGH | 1(14 %) |
 SBGH | 1 (14 %) |
Peritoneal dialysis | 1 (13Â %) |
Clinical diagnosis of LTBI, n (%) | 8 (100Â %) |