Table 1 Diagnostic results of notified TB cases by year, Sabah, 2012–2018
From: Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Sabah, Malaysia, 2012–2018
Year | Bacteriologically confirmed | GeneXpert® | Culture | Smear microscopy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases tested | Proportion of cases tested | Proportion of tests positive | Number of cases tested | Proportion of cases tested | Proportion of tests positive | Number of cases tested | Proportion of cases tested | Proportion of tests positive | ||
2012 | 74.3% | 12 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2232 | 50.8% | 11.3% | 4227 | 96.3% | 76.6% |
2013 | 73.1% | 15 | 0.3% | 6.7% | 3223 | 71.2% | 13.5% | 4363 | 96.4% | 75.1% |
2014 | 72.8% | 27 | 0.6% | 29.6% | 4108 | 86.5% | 22.4% | 4598 | 96.9% | 74.5% |
2015 | 74.0% | 80 | 1.8% | 41.3% | 3620 | 81.1% | 28.4% | 4328 | 97.0% | 75.3% |
2016 | 74.1% | 149 | 3.0% | 88.6% | 3971 | 80.2% | 29.2% | 4827 | 97.5% | 74.0% |
2017 | 70.0% | 74 | 1.4% | 71.6% | 3981 | 78.0% | 28.6% | 5016 | 98.3% | 69.8% |
2018 | 70.0% | 46 | 0.9% | 82.6% | 3375 | 67.4% | 26.1% | 4904 | 97.9% | 70.5% |
Total | 72.6% | 403 | 1.2% | 65.8% | 24 510 | 73.8% | 23.7% | 32 263 | 97.2% | 73.5% |