Table 1 Summary of included studies
From: Smear positivity in paediatric and adult tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Data collection | Design | Number of | Additional diagnostic methods | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Location | Start year | End year | Contact tracing? | Children | Adults | Smear + children | Smear + adults | X-ray | Culture | Signs and symptoms | Histopathology |
Batra | Pakistan | 2008 | 2010 | Children Only | 121 | 1994 | 29 | 1089 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
Behera | India | 2002 | 2008 | No | 2549 | 25612 | 383 | 12984 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
British Thoracic Association A | United Kingdom | 1973 | 1974 | No | 123 | 1114 | 30 | 214 | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Yes |
British Thoracic Association B | United Kingdom | 1973 | 1976 | Yes | 65 | 98 | 2 | 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Capewell | United Kingdom | 1977 | 1981 | Yes | 28 | 50 | 1 | 12 | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear |
Feldacker | Malawi | 2008 | 2010 | No | 338 | 10143 | 36 | 2704 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
Getahun | Ethiopia | 2004 | 2009 | No | 459 | 5991 | 58 | 1594 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Harries 1 | Malawi | 1998 | 1998 | No | 2739 | 20243 | 127 | 9335 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
Harries 2 | Malawi | 1986 | 1995 | No | 4691 | 14686 | 83 | 5609 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
Henegar | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2006 | 2007 | No | 830 | 5685 | 141 | 3736 | No | No | Yes | No |
Hoa | China, Cambodia, Vietnam | 2003–2004 | 2004–2005 | No | 360 | 37272 | 111 | 24854 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
Jackson-Sillah | The Gambia | 2002 | 2004 | Yes | 16 | 17 | 1 | 5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
Khazaei | Iran | 1998 | 2002 | No | 163 | 2442 | 18 | 1329 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
Lienhardt | Senegal | 2004 | 2006 | Yes | 6 | 46 | 4 | 30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
Lopez | Angola | 2009 | 2010 | No | 428 | 997 | 25 | 880 | No | No | Yes | Unclear |
Mukherjee | India | 2008 | 2011 | No | 49 | 1182 | 11 | 809 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
Norval | Cambodia | 1996 | 1996 | No | 150 | 6876 | 26 | 5923 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
Rama Prakasha | India | 1995 | 2010 | No | 68 | 990 | 12 | 388 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ramos | Ethiopia | 1998 | 2007 | No | 1029 | 1194 | 132 | 514 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
Tagaro | Vanuatu | 2007 | 2011 | No | 136 | 432 | 15 | 185 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Unclear |
Wood | South Africa | 2009 | 2009 | No | 3968 | 25510 | 194 | 12117 | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Unclear |