Table 2.
The numbers of active PTB participants diagnosed by LDCT examinations from 2012 ~ 2015
| Year | Total subjects | Illnessc | Incidencee | Post-primary PTB | Mediastinal LND TBa | Sputum positive | Sputum negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 809 | 10d | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2013 | 740 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 743 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 752 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1b | 3 |
aMediastinal LND TB: mediastinal lymph node TB
bOne patient was sputum-positive with active PTB and MDR-TB in 2014 and remained sputum-positive in 2015
cCurrent illness
dTen cases exhibited pulmonary TB in 2012, including 7 newly discovered active tuberculosis cases and 3 previously diagnosed active tuberculosis cases who were receiving treatment cases
eIncidence: the number of people with active PTB that was newly diagnosed based on LDCT