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Table 2 Number of presumptive TB cases examined by CXR and sputum microscopy through mobile team activity in four regions and three states, Myanmar, October 2014-December 2014

From: Active case-finding for tuberculosis by mobile teams in Myanmar: yield and treatment outcomes

Region/State

Presumptive TBa cases n

Evaluated with CXRb n (%)

Persons with abnormal CXR n (%)

Evaluated with sputum microscopy n (%)

Smear positive cases & SPRc n (%)

Yangon Region

2 010

2 009 (99.9)

727(36.2)

285 (39.2)

23 (8.1)

Mandalay Region

1 185

942 (79.5)

293(31.1)

65 (22.1)

3 (4.6)

Magway Region

1 171

1 167 (99.7)

465 (39.9)

209 (44.9)

6 (2.9)

Sagaing Region

1 073

1 073 (100)

745 (69.4)

347 (46.6)

20 (5.8)

Kachin State

2 555

2 485 (97.3)

732 (29.5)

494 (67.5)

39 (7.9)

Kayah State

671

669 (99.7)

85 (12.7)

72 (84.7)

0 (0.0)

Shan (East) State

684

683 (99.9)

246 (36.0)

220 (89.4)

17 (7.7)

Total

9 349

9 028 (96.6)

3 293 (36.5)

1 692 (51.4)

108 (6.4)

  1. a TB Tuberculosis
  2. b CXR Chest-X-Ray
  3. c SPR Sputum Positivity Ratio