Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Experiences, Results, and Implications for Tuberculosis Control Programs

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Composite sputum characteristics (saliva, mucous, and sanguineous) versus composite smear grades of 108 pulmonary TB patients at FSC. Composite sputum characteristic and sputum grade consist of the highest respective sputum characteristic or sputum score from available samples for one patient. SS−: smear-negative. The number above each column represents the number of patients in that category.