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. 2015 Jun 17;10(6):e0129135. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129135

Table 3. Smear positive PTB index patients and reported household child contacts with TB screening outcome.

Sm +ve PTB index cases Children 1-5yrs household contacts Outcome of children TB screened
Index cases reported to bring their child contacts 69 (33.9%) Children screened for TB 78 (33.9%) Children screened negative 76 (97.4%)
Index cases reported they didn’t bring their child contacts 134 (66%) Children not screened for TB 152 (66%) Children TB diagnosed 2 (2.6%)
Total 203 230 78