Table 2.
Culture and smear test results for reported cases of tuberculosis, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 2005 to 2012.
| Culture | Smear test | N | Diagnosis tests final outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Positive | 874 | Positive |
| Negative | 627 | Positive | |
| Not done | 82 | Positive | |
| Negative | Positive | 93 | Positive |
| Negative | 253 | Negative | |
| Not done | 26 | Negative | |
| Not done | Positive | 16,753 | Positive |
| Negative | 8195 | Negative | |
| Not done | 5505 | Not done |