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Percent of Rapid Diagnostic Testing of New and Relapse TB Cases

References in the content below refer to the PBMEF Guide.

Definitions

Number of new and relapse TB cases notified and tested using a WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic (for example, Xpert MTB/RIF) at the time of TB diagnosis (regardless of test result) divided by the number of new and relapse cases and cases with unknown previous TB treatment history.

Numerator

Number of new and relapse TB cases notified and tested using a WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic (for example, Xpert MTB/RIF) at the time of TB diagnosis (regardless of test result). WHO database: newinc_rdx

Denominator

Number of new and relapse cases and cases with unknown previous TB treatment history. WHO database: c_newinc

Ref #

(Previously DT-34)

Tier Level

Extended Indicator

Data Type

Percentage

Disaggregations

N/A

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