Table 1 Tuberculosis case definitions used for surveillance purposes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Case classification		Description
Culture‐confirmed case		Culture‐confirmed disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M tuberculosis, M bovis or M africanum)
Other than culture‐confirmed case		In the absence of culture confirmation, cases meeting the following criteria: (a) a clinician's judgement that the patient's clinical or radiological signs are compatible with tuberculosis and (b) clinician's decision to treat the patient with a full course of antituberculosis treatment