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. 2014 Sep 30;9(9):e105428. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105428

Table 3. Uptake and results of TB symptom screening and sputum testing during 26,279 clinic visits at a primary care facility in Johannesburg, South Africa.

All visits Male Female HIV-positive HIV-negative HIV-unknown
N % N % N % N % N % N %
Screened for TB symptoms at visit*
No 2745 10.5 803 10.3 1942 10.5 952 5.6 1023 15.7 770 29.4
Yes 23534 89.6 6962 89.7 16572 89.5 16181 94.4 5502 84.3 1851 70.6
Presence of TB symptoms among those screened
No 20250 86.1 5778 83.0 14572 87.3 14145 87.4 4690 85.2 1415 76.5
Yes 3284 14.0 1184 17.0 2100 12.7 2036 12.6 812 14.8 436 23.5
Investigation by sputum among those with positive symptom screen
No 2134 65.0 726 61.3 1408 67.0 1355 66.5 547 67.4 232 53.2
Yes 1150 35.0 458 38.7 692 33.0 681 33.5 265 32.6 204 46.8
Xpert result among those investigated by sputum**
Negative 1030 89.8 393 86.0 637 92.3 609 89.7 238 89.8 183 90.2
Positive 90 7.9 53 11.6 37 5.4 51 7.5 23 8.7 16 7.9
Error or invalid 27 2.4 11 2.4 16 2.3 19 2.8 4 1.5 4 2.0

* Clinic file could not be located for 229 patients;

** Excludes 3 missing Xpert results.