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table 1. Clinical Prediction Rules for Detection of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Patients Admitted to Acute Care Hospitalsa


Author (Year Published)


Bock (1996)35


Study Location and Design


Atlanta, prospective cohort; patients admitted to respiratory isolation


Gaeta (1997)36


Bronx, case-control (derivation) retrospective cohort


(validation); patients admitted from emergency department for pneumonia


El Solh (1997)37 Buffalo, retrospective cohort (derivation and validation); patients admitted to respiratory isolation


Wisnivesky, (2000)38 and (2005)39


New York City, case-control, 2000 (derivation); cases with culture- positive TB isolated on admission were compared to controls who were isolated on admission Prospective cohort, 2005 (validation); patients admitted to respiratory isolation


TB Risk Factors


Knowing someone with active TB, self-reported INH preventive therapy, self-reported history of positive TST


HIV positive or unknown HIV status and IDU; TST conversion ≤2 years, exposure to patient with pulmonary TB, previous TB history,


hemoptysis …


Clinical Symptoms or Signs





Radiographic or Laboratory Findings


Upper lobe infiltrate, cavity on CXR


Sensitivity %, Specificity %


81, 62


PPV %, NPV %, Comment 26, 95


Positive≥1 point





CXR with either apical density, upper lobe infiltrate, or cavity


96, 14 (valid cohort) 23, 92 (valid cohort) Positive≥1 point


Fever ≥2 weeks, weight loss >10% IBW in the past 6 mo


TB risk factors (recent immigrant, history of exposure to TB patient, resident of prison, shelter or nursing home in last 3 years) or chronic symptoms (4)a; positive TST (5)


Chronic symptoms of weight loss, malaise, weakness, and night sweats for >3mo OR TB risk factors (4); Shortness of breath (


− − 3); Temp=


38.5–39.0°C (3); Temp >39.0°C (6); crackles (


3);


Upper zone disease on CXR; CD4 count <200 cells/mm3 in previous 3 months


Upper lobe


consolidation on CXR (6)


100, 50 (valid cohort) 10, 100 (valid cohort) Positive=any criteria: upper zone disease; fever and weight loss; or fever and CD4 count <200 cells/mm3 Positive≥1 point


98, 46 (case-control) 95, 35 (valid cohort)


3, 99 (case-control) 10, 99 (valid cohort)


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