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. 2020 Oct 15;15(10):e0240594. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240594

Table 3. Details of TB screening among household contacts of pulmonary TB patients (N = 2150).

TB screening details N = 2150
n %
Screening method Only symptom screening 298 14
Symptom screening + Chest x-ray 162 8
Symptom screening + smear examination 1095 51
Symptom screening + CBNAAT (Xpert MTB/RIF) 204 10
Symptom screening + Chest x-ray + smear examination 88 4
Symptom screening + Chest x-ray + CBNAAT (Xpert MTB/RIF) 24 1
Symptom + Smear + CBNAAT (Xpert MTB/RIF) 181 8
Symptom screening + Chest x-ray + smear examination + CBNAAT (Xpert MTB/RIF) 98 4
Screening method result
Symptom screening Presumptive TB symptoms 71 3
Chest x-ray (n = 372) Normal 366 98
Abnormal 6 2
Smear examination (n = 1462) Positive 11 1
Negative 1451 99
CBNAAT (Xpert MTB/RIF) (n = 507) Positive 13 3
Negative 494 97
Tuberculin skin test (TST) (n = 123) Positive 9 7
Negative 114 93