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. 2018 Jan 29;73(6):557–564. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209579

Table 4.

Outcomes of referral to clinical services for positive cases of latent tuberculosis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C

Outcome at 12 months LTBI positive
n (%)
HBV positive
n (%)
HCV positive
n (%)
Diagnosed and eligible for referral 3 (100.0) 7 (100.0) 51 (100.0)
Treatment started
 On treatment 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2.0)
 Completed treatment 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2.0)
 Incomplete treatment 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Engaged with services, no treatment
 Seen, discharged, no treatment required 0 (0) 6 (85.7) 0 (0)
 Under review, no treatment at present 0 (0) 0 (0) 19 (29.4)
No engagement with services
 DNA, discharged/LFU 2 (66.6) 1 (14.3) 28 (49.0)
 Declined referral 1 (33.3) 0 (0) 2 (3.9)

DNA, did not attend; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; LFU, lost to follow-up; LTBI, latent tuberculosis infection.