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Table 1 Items of the tb-screen questionnaire

From: Screening for tuberculosis in an urban shelter for homeless in Switzerland: a prospective study

Item

Points

Country of origin

0 if national TB incidence <20/100′000

1 if 20–49/100′000

2 if 50–99/100′000

3 if 100–149/100′000

4 if 150–199/100′000

5 if 200–299/100′000

6 if 300–399/100′000

7 if 400–499/100′000

8 if ≥500/100′000 or if national MDR TB incidence 20–30/100′000

10 if MDR TB incidence >30/100′000

Currently smoking

1 if positive answer

Cough

 -If positive answer: Have you been coughing for more than 3 weeks?

4 if positive answer

Cough with phlegm

2 if positive answer

Weight loss over the last 3 months

1 if positive answer

Sweat at night

1 if positive answer

Previous TB treatment

1 if positive answer

TB in member of immediate family

1 if positive answer

Currently feeling sick

3 if positive answer

Impression of poor health by the examiner

3 if positive answer