Research Article
Engaging Informal Private Health Care Providers for TB Case Detection: Experiences from RIPEND Project in India
Table 5
Results of different TB diagnostic tests of Presumptive TB patients enrolled under RIPENED project, Telangana State, India, during 2018-19 (
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| S. no | Characteristics | Number | (%) |
| 1 | Sputum microscopy | | | Not done | 2793 | (33) | Done | 5549 | (67) |
| 2 | Microscopy results (if done) | | | Negative | 5186 | (93) | Positive | 363 | (7) |
| 3 | Chest X-ray result | | | Not done | 7551 | (90) | X-ray done | 791 | (10) |
| 4 | X-ray result (if done) | | | Not suggestive of TB | 537 | (68) | Suggestive of TB | 254 | (32) |
| 5 | CB-NAAT test | | | CB-NAAT test not done | 5606 | (67) | CB-NAAT test done | 2736 | (33) | CB-NAAT result (if done) | | | MTB not detected | 2073 | (76) | CB-NAAT result not available | 33 | (1) | MTB detected-RIF sensitive | 512 | (19) | MTB detected-RIF resistant | 115 | (4) |
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