HIV-Negative

Number (%)

HIV-Positive

Number (%)

P*

Female

Progressive Start Mode

Inflammatory Pain

Massive Weight Loss

Existence of Fever

Dorsal Localization

Lumbar Location

Gibbosity

Neurological Complication

Accelerated VS

Leukocytosis

Koch’s Bacillus

116 (57)

78 (38)

131 (64)

195 (95)

97 (47)

54 (12)

173 (83)

99 (48)

125 (61)

188 (92)

54 (26)

197 (96)

13 (62)

6 (28)

17 (81)

20 (95)

17 (81)

4 (19)

14 (67)

11 (52)

17 (81)

19 (90)

8 (38)

18 (86)

NS*

NS

NS

NS

Significant

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS