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. 2004 Aug;10(8):1426–1431. doi: 10.3201/eid1008.031075

Table 1. Identification of tuberculosis (TB) cases by using pharmacy screening.

Cases Plan A (%) Plan B (%) Plan C (%) Total (%)
Total no. dispensed 2 or more anti-TB drugs 73 28 143 244
Matched to TB registry (previously reported TB cases) 12 (17) 6 (21) 43 (30) 61 (25)
Previously unreported TB cases (verified by record review) 3 (4) 1 (4) 9 (6)a 13 (5)
Not a TB case (verified by record review) 55 (75) 7 (25) 91 (64) 153 (63)
Case status not determined 3 (4) 14 (50) 0 17 (7)

aIncludes two cases not found in the state health department's TB registry but reported to other state health departments.