Do chest x-ray-positive, sputum-negative individuals warrant more attention during tuberculosis screening?

Competing Interests: The authors receive research funding for related work from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH; R01HL153611 to EAK, R01HL138728 to EAK, BAA-NIAID-NIHAI201700104 to EBW), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (planning grant to EBW), and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases award to EBW), and consulting fees for the modelling of tuberculosis screening and prevention from the Clinton Health Access Initiative (EAK). The authors have received support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the NIH to attend meetings on early tuberculosis (EAK and EBW) and tuberculosis vaccine design (EBW).