Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2010
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Table 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Sputum Smear and Sputum Culture Results: United States, 1993–2010
| Year | Total Pulmonary Cases1 | Sputum Smear Result | Sputum Culture Result | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Not Done or Unknown | Positive | Negative | Not Done or Unknown | ||||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
|
1993 |
21158 |
9429 |
(45) |
7915 |
(37) |
3814 |
(18) |
14878 |
(70) |
2814 |
(13) |
3466 |
(16) |
|
1994 |
20318 |
8964 |
(44) |
7914 |
(39) |
3440 |
(17) |
14210 |
(70) |
2807 |
(14) |
3301 |
(16) |
|
1995 |
18887 |
8093 |
(43) |
7713 |
(41) |
3081 |
(16) |
13282 |
(70) |
2626 |
(14) |
2979 |
(16) |
|
1996 |
17387 |
7454 |
(43) |
7352 |
(42) |
2581 |
(15) |
12270 |
(71) |
2559 |
(15) |
2558 |
(15) |
|
1997 |
16239 |
6935 |
(43) |
6916 |
(43) |
2388 |
(15) |
11568 |
(71) |
2259 |
(14) |
2412 |
(15) |
|
1998 |
14801 |
6624 |
(45) |
6038 |
(41) |
2139 |
(14) |
10486 |
(71) |
2138 |
(14) |
2177 |
(15) |
|
1999 |
14066 |
6275 |
(45) |
5661 |
(40) |
2130 |
(15) |
9820 |
(70) |
2096 |
(15) |
2150 |
(15) |
|
2000 |
13086 |
5884 |
(45) |
5346 |
(41) |
1856 |
(14) |
9251 |
(71) |
1948 |
(15) |
1887 |
(14) |
|
2001 |
12724 |
5651 |
(44) |
5322 |
(42) |
1751 |
(14) |
8904 |
(70) |
2010 |
(16) |
1810 |
(14) |
|
2002 |
11901 |
5439 |
(46) |
4791 |
(40) |
1671 |
(14) |
8330 |
(70) |
1839 |
(15) |
1732 |
(15) |
|
2003 |
11805 |
5370 |
(45) |
4881 |
(41) |
1554 |
(13) |
8207 |
(70) |
1981 |
(17) |
1617 |
(14) |
|
2004 |
11523 |
5288 |
(46) |
4901 |
(43) |
1334 |
(12) |
8049 |
(70) |
2064 |
(18) |
1410 |
(12) |
|
2005 |
11126 |
5138 |
(46) |
4745 |
(43) |
1243 |
(11) |
7703 |
(69) |
2091 |
(19) |
1332 |
(12) |
|
2006 |
10848 |
5137 |
(47) |
4577 |
(42) |
1134 |
(10) |
7685 |
(71) |
1961 |
(18) |
1202 |
(11) |
|
2007 |
10567 |
4886 |
(46) |
4529 |
(43) |
1152 |
(11) |
7377 |
(70) |
1985 |
(19) |
1205 |
(11) |
|
2008 |
10261 |
4684 |
(46) |
4423 |
(43) |
1154 |
(11) |
7104 |
(69) |
2006 |
(20) |
1151 |
(11) |
|
2009 |
9012 |
3965 |
(44) |
3946 |
(44) |
1101 |
(12) |
6163 |
(68) |
1747 |
(19) |
1102 |
(12) |
|
2010 |
8709 |
3720 |
(43) |
3896 |
(45) |
1093 |
(13) |
5738 |
(66) |
1806 |
(21) |
1165 |
(13) |
1Includes cases among persons with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease and cases of miliary TB.
Note: See Technical Notes.
Data for all years updated through July 21, 2011.
