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. 2020 Apr 23;15(4):e0231372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231372

Table 1. Comparing the diagnostic performance of screening approaches for smear positive or bacteriologically-confirmed tuberculosis, Rwanda 2012.

Number of positive Odds Ratio SE p-value [95% CI]
Positivity of combined field microscopy
Symptom screening only (n = 2,092) 4 1.00
CXR screening only (n = 2,110) 13 3.23 1.85 0.040 1.05 9.94
Symptom and CXR screening (n = 545) 12 11.75 6.80 0.000 3.78 36.58
Bacteriologically confirmed TB
Symptom screening only (n = 2,092) 4 1.00
CXR screening only (n = 2,110) 20 4.99 2.74 0.003 1.70 14.64
Symptom and CXR screening (n = 545) 14 13.76 7.83 0.000 4.51 41.98

SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval; CXR, chest X-ray; TB, Tuberculosis