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Table 2 The numbers of active PTB participants diagnosed by LDCT examinations from 2012 ~ 2015

From: Use of low-dose computed tomography to assess pulmonary tuberculosis among healthcare workers in a tuberculosis hospital

Year

Total subjects

Illnessc

Incidencee

Post-primary PTB

Mediastinal LND TBa

Sputum positive

Sputum negative

2012

809

10d

7

10

0

1

9

2013

740

5

3

5

0

0

5

2014

743

6

4

5

1

1

5

2015

752

4

2

4

0

1b

3

  1. aMediastinal LND TB: mediastinal lymph node TB
  2. bOne patient was sputum-positive with active PTB and MDR-TB in 2014 and remained sputum-positive in 2015
  3. cCurrent illness
  4. dTen cases exhibited pulmonary TB in 2012, including 7 newly discovered active tuberculosis cases and 3 previously diagnosed active tuberculosis cases who were receiving treatment cases
  5. eIncidence: the number of people with active PTB that was newly diagnosed based on LDCT