Assessment of sputum smear-positive but culture-negative results among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tanzania

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Table 1 Distribution of participants by study site

Health facility	Smear-positive, culture-negative
	Female	Male	Total
Kibong’oto	6	16	22
Levolosi	2	8	10
Mkuranga	1	2	3
Musoma	9	12	21
Mwanza	9	3	10
Shinyanga	5	9	14
Zanzibar	8	4	12
Grand total	40	54	94

Figure 1 Flowchart showing laboratory procedure and outcomes.

Abbreviations: NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; TB, tuberculosis; LJ, Löwenstein–Jensen; RIF, rifampicin.