Table 3.

Characteristics of symptomatic contacts who were both referred and evaluated

	Referred symptomatic contactsn (%)	Referred and screenedsymptomatic contactsn (%)
Total	49 (100)	27 (100)
Time between index case identification and contact screening
<1 week	12 (24)	12 (44)
1 week–<1 month	9 (18)	9 (33)
1–3 months	1 (2)	1 (4)
>3 months	3 (6)	3 (11)
Unknown	2 (4)	2 (7)
Never screened	22 (45)	0
Sputum results
Positive	11 (22)	11 (41)
Negative	11 (22)	11 (41)
Unknown	5 (10)	5 (19)
Not performed	22 (45)	0
Mantoux results
Positive	0	0
Negative	4 (8)	4 (15)
Not performed	45 (90)	23 (85)
Culture performed	0	0
Clinical diagnosis only	1 (2)	1 (4)
Final diagnosis
TB	12 (24)	12 (44)
No TB	15 (31)	15 (56)
Unknown	22 (45)	0

TB = tuberculosis.