Table.
Projected Outcomes of 1,000 Active TB Cases Presenting for Diagnosis in a Facility with Smear Microscopy.
| Strategya | Number of Patients Completing Each Step in TB Diagnosis
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| Provide First Sputum | Provide All Sputa | Produce ≥1 Positive Sputum | Initiate Treatment | |
| Standard TB diagnosis | 1000 | 940 (1000*0.94) | 564 (940*0.60) | 479 (564*0.85) |
| Same-day sputum collection | 1000 | 980 (1000*0.98) | 568 (980*0.58) | 483 (568*0.85) |
| Same-day diagnosis | 1000 | 980 (1000*0.98) | 568 (980*0.58) | 545 (568*0.96) |
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See text for explanations of each strategy and relevant assumptions.