Summary of published studies by income group, as per World Bank classification [5]–[30].

S: smear test alone, C: culture test alone, SC: combined smear and culture test; ZN: Ziehl-Neelsen, FM: fluorescence microscopy, LED: light-emitting diode, LJ: Lowenstein-Jensen, MGIT: Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube, HLJ: Homemade Löwenstein-Jensen, CLJ: Commercially Löwenstein-Jensen, MMGIT: Manually Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube, AMGIT: Automated Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube, FIND: Foundation of innovative New Diagnostics, BD: Becton Dickinson.aFor studies with detailed information on diagnostic tests, we listed their specific type; otherwise, it’s not available.

S：单独涂片检测（smear test alone），C：单独培养检测（culture test alone），SC：涂片与培养联合检测（combined smear and culture test）；ZN：齐-尼染色法（Ziehl-Neelsen），FM：荧光显微镜检测（fluorescence microscopy），LED：发光二极管（light-emitting diode），LJ：罗-琴培养基（Lowenstein-Jensen），MGIT：分枝杆菌生长指示管（Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube），HLJ：自制罗-琴培养基（Homemade Löwenstein-Jensen），CLJ：商品化罗-琴培养基（Commercially Löwenstein-Jensen），MMGIT：手动式分枝杆菌生长指示管（Manually Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube），AMGIT：自动化分枝杆菌生长指示管（Automated Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube），FIND：创新诊断基金会（Foundation of innovative New Diagnostics），BD：碧迪公司（Becton Dickinson）。对于提供了诊断检测详细信息的研究，我们已列出其具体检测类型；其余研究则未提供相关信息。