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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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