Table 2

Clinical factors associated with initial and re-notified cases, England and Wales 1998–2005

CategoryLevelInitial casesRe-notified cases
n=588n=588
Site of diseasePulmonary349 (59.4)324 (55.1)
Lymph node104 (17.7)126 (21.4)
Pulmonary +extrapulmonary49 (8.3)19 (3.2)
Other30 (5.1)48 (8.2)
Pleural15 (2.6)11 (1.9)
Miliary14 (2.4)10 (1.7)
>2 extrapulmonary sites10 (1.7)12 (2)
Bone9 (1.5)19 (3.2)
CNS8 (1.4)19 (3.2)
HIVHIV +ve34 (5.8)37 (6.3)
Not known +ve554 (94.2)551 (93.7)
Mean CD4 count (mm3)*168.1
Treatment outcomeTreatment completed165 (28.1)331 (56.3)
Treatment not completed46 (7.8)109 (18.5)
Outcome unknown377 (64.1)148 (25.2)
  • * CD4 count only available for 12 cases and relates to earliest known report and not the time of tuberculosis diagnosis.

  • Treatment not completed includes: died, lost to follow-up, still on treatment, treatment stopped and transferred out.