Characteristics of 641 TB suspects screened by Xpert MTB/RIF assay as the initial TB diagnostic, stratified by baseline Xpert result.

<p><b>Abbreviations:</b> TB, tuberculosis; IQR, interquartile range; CI, confidence interval; ART, antiretroviral therapy.</p

Time to TB treatment in 114 TB cases, by basis of TB treatment initiation.

<p>Kaplan-Meier curves showing time to treatment stratified by basis of TB diagnosis, excluding those diagnosed based on 2^nd Xpert or sputum smear microscopy (n = 2). The median time to treatment and IQR for each basis of TB treatment initiation are listed. Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.</p

Two and six-month outcomes of 591Xpert-negative TB suspects and 50 Xpert-positive TB suspects presenting to a primary care clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa.

<p>Abbreviations: LTFU, lost to follow-up; TB, tuberculosis; mo, month; Rx, treatment.</p

Flow chart of diagnostic assessment and basis of TB treatment initiation in 641 TB suspects presenting to a primary care clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa.

<p>The basis of diagnosis was defined as the earliest positive diagnostic test (smear, culture, Xpert or x-ray), or an empiric diagnosis if treatment was started in absence of or prior to any positive diagnostic test. Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis; Neg, negative; Pos, positive; Cont, contaminated; NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria; ND, not done.</p