Table 2:
Renal unit survey response rates for 56 units contacted across all English regions.
| Screening tool used (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographical region | Annual Number of Incident TB Cases in General Population (Average) | RRT prevalence | Renal unit response rate (% of region) | Formal LTBI policy in use (%) | IGRA | TST | CXR and/or Hx with Ex |
| Midlands | 1876 | 11602 | 8 (72.7) | 45.4 | 100 | 0 | 54.5 |
| East of England | 762 | 4961 | 3 (42.9) | 33.3 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100 |
| London | 3201 | 15389 | 6 (85.7) | 33.3 | 83.3 | 0 | 83 |
| North East England | 178 | 2762 | 2 (66.7) | 100.0 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| North West England | 1043 | 6966 | 6 (85.7) | 50 | 100 | 0 | 100 |
| South East England | 1015 | 7328 | 6 (100) | 33.3 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 66.7 |
| South West England | 356 | 5015 | 2 (28.6) | 50.0 | 100 | 0 | 100 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 661 | 6022 | 3 (42.5) | 66.7 | 100 | 0 | 33.3 |
| All regions | 9092 | 60045 | 36 (64.2) | 48.6 | 83.8 | 5.4 | 75.7 |
Outlines the incidence of new TB cases per region based on previously published averages of 2021–2023 data alongside prevalence of patients requiring RRT [20, 38]. Also outlines percentage of responding units with a formal LTBI screening policy in place and general screening tools used.
CXR, chest X-ray; Ex, examination; Hx, history.