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Table 4 Results of microscopy sputum examination grading by number of patients

From: A four-year trend in pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis case detection in Kampala-Uganda

Test 2012
n (%) 		2013
n (%) 		2014
n (%) 		2015
n (%) 		P value
3+ 543 (42.1) 420 (39.5) 461 (39.2) 527 (38.3) 0.215
2+ 409 (31.7) 310 (29.2) 334 (28.4) 419 (30.4) 0.291
1+ 337 (26.1) 333 (31.3) 381 (32.4) 431 (31.3) 0.003a
  1. Source: Primary Data, 95% Confidence Interval
  2. aStatistically Significant Variable
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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