Bacteriological results by tuberculosis risk group, diagnosis and treatment outcomes
Risk group | Human reader classification | CAD4TB score* | Sputum smear microscopy result (ZN) | Xpert result† | Culture result | Diagnosis | Treatment |
Prisoner | 1 (high suspicion) | 55 (59) | Negative | Negative | Positive | Active TB | Cured |
Homeless | 1 (high suspicion) | 93 (83) | Positive | High | Positive | Active TB | Cured |
Prisoner | 1 (high suspicion) | 89 (79) | Negative | Low | Positive | Active TB | Cured |
Prisoner | 2 (low suspicion) | 71 (66) | Negative | Low | Negative | No (relapse) TB | No |
Homeless | 1 (high suspicion) | 79 (76) | Negative | Low | Positive | Active TB | Completed |
General population | 2 (low suspicion) | 67 (64) | Negative | Low | Positive | Active TB | Cured |
Roma population | 1 (high suspicion) | 77 (74) | Negative | Low | Negative | Active TB | Lost to follow-up |
Homeless | 1 (high suspicion) | 97 (88) | Negative | Low | Negative | Active TB | Lost to follow-up |
Homeless | 1 (high suspicion) | 79 (75) | Negative | Scarce | Negative | Active TB | Lost to follow-up |
Prisoner | 1 (high suspicion) | 78 | Negative | Low | Positive | Active TB | Cured |
Roma population | 1 (high suspicion) | 81 | Negative | Low | Negative | No (relapse) TB | No |
Roma population | 1 (high suspicion) | 91 | Negative | Low | Negative | No (relapse) TB | No |
Roma population | 2 (low suspicion) | 80 | Positive | Not performed | Positive | Active TB | Still on treatment |
*In parentheses the CAD4TB version 6 score of CXRs originally read by the CAD4TB version 5. The last four CXRs were read by CAD4TB version 6 already.
†(Very) low: (very) low semi-quantitation level, that is, a (very) low number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomic copies detected.
CXR, chest X-ray; TB, tuberculosis; ZN, Ziehl-Neelsen.