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Table 5 Turnaround times: Number (%) of specimen results dissemination from Xpert site to Non-Xpert sites in Mwanza Region 2017/2018

From: Reducing delays to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis case detection through a revised routine surveillance system

Centre

<  3 days

> = 3 & < 7 day

> = 7 & < 21 day

> = 21 days

Total

Diagnostic

75 (96)

2 (3)

0 (0)

1 (1)

78

Non-Diagnostic

70 (95)

1 (1)

0 (0)

3 (4)

74

Total

145 (95)

3 (2)

0 (0)

4 (3)

152

  1. Note: 62 Specimens were excluded from the analysis
  2. Key: Diagnostic- sites with microscopy; Non-diagnostic- site without microscopy.