Clinical examination data

Effective (n: 91)

Percentage

Interrogation: Signs of bacillary impregnation

Chronic cough

77

84.62

Weight loss

69

75.82

Unexplained (prolonged) fever

68

74.73

Night sweats

58

63.74

Asthenia

51

56.04

Anorexia

48

52.75

Physical examination

Nutritional status

Good Nutritional status

69

75.82

Moderate malnutrition

8

8.79

Severe malnutrition

14

15.38

Colouration of the integuments

Good colouration

63

69.23

Moderate pallor

24

26.37

Severe pallor

4

4.40

Chest morphology

Normal

86

94.51

Deformity

5

5.49

Signs of respiratory struggle

Absent

41

45.05

Severe

6

6.59

Moderate

26

28.57

Minimal

18

19.78

Lung auscultation

Normal

8

8.79

Pathological

83

91.21

Abdominal examination

Normal

64

70.33

Distended

9

9.89

Organomegaly

14

15.38

Ascites

4

4.40

Presence of adenopathy

Cervical

13

14.29

Axillary

5

5.49

Inguinal

3

3.30

Osteoarticular examination

Pott’s disease

1

1.10