Table 3 Number (proportion) of diagnostic tests done for pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed TB cases
Test | 2012 n (%) | 2013 n (%) | 2014 n (%) | 2015 n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smear Microscopy | 1289 (92.8) | 1063 (85.5) | 1176 (68.2) | 1377 (62.8) | < 0.000a |
GeneXpert | 1 (0.1) | 66 (5.3) | 346 (20.1) | 610 (27.8) | < 0.000a |
Culture | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 0.050 |
Unknown | 99 (7.1) | 115 (9.2) | 202 (11.7) | 203 (9.3) | 0.000a |