Tuberculosis (TB) studies of smear negative participants meeting inclusion criteria
| Study title | Study type | Country | Age (median, IQR) | Male (%) | Setting | Presumptive TB (included/ eligible) | Diagnosed with TB | Not TB | |||||
| Laboratory (bacteriological) | Clinical | Total (%) | HIV | Total (%) | HIV | ||||||||
| Affolabi et al (2011)32 | Smear-negative, culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with chronic cough in Cotonou, Benin | Cross-sectional Study | Benin | NR | NR | General Hospital | 207/251 | 22 | 0 | 22 (11) | 10/22 | 185 (89) | 81/185 |
| Huerga et al (2012)33 | Performance of the 2007 WHO Alorithm to Diagnose Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a HIV Prevalent Setting | Cross-sectional Study | Kenya | 34 (26-48) | 37.1 | District Hospital | 380/380 | 61 | 89 | 150 (39) | 230 (61) | ||
NR, not reported.