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. 2017 Nov 2;7(Suppl 1):S23–S28. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2017.08.002

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