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