Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2009
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Table 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Sputum Smear and Sputum Culture Results: United States, 1993–2009
| 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 |
18888 |
8093 |
(43) |
7713 |
(41) |
3082 |
(16) |
13282 |
(70) |
2626 |
(14) |
2980 |
(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 |
14067 |
6275 |
(45) |
5662 |
(40) |
2130 |
(15) |
9820 |
(70) |
2097 |
(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 |
11902 |
5440 |
(46) |
4791 |
(40) |
1671 |
(14) |
8331 |
(70) |
1839 |
(15) |
1732 |
(15) |
2003 |
11806 |
5371 |
(45) |
4881 |
(41) |
1554 |
(13) |
8208 |
(70) |
1981 |
(17) |
1617 |
(14) |
2004 |
11523 |
5288 |
(46) |
4901 |
(43) |
1334 |
(12) |
8049 |
(70) |
2064 |
(18) |
1410 |
(12) |
2005 |
11124 |
5136 |
(46) |
4744 |
(43) |
1244 |
(11) |
7701 |
(69) |
2088 |
(19) |
1335 |
(12) |
2006 |
10852 |
5140 |
(47) |
4579 |
(42) |
1133 |
(10) |
7689 |
(71) |
1961 |
(18) |
1202 |
(11) |
2007 |
10548 |
4881 |
(46) |
4520 |
(43) |
1147 |
(11) |
7368 |
(70) |
1977 |
(19) |
1203 |
(11) |
2008 |
10257 |
4769 |
(46) |
4401 |
(43) |
1087 |
(11) |
7121 |
(69) |
1989 |
(19) |
1147 |
(11) |
2009 |
9004 |
4014 |
(45) |
3907 |
(43) |
1083 |
(12) |
6119 |
(68) |
1641 |
(18) |
1244 |
(14) |
1Includes cases among persons with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease and cases of miliary TB.
Note: See Technical Notes (page 9).
Data for all years updated through July 1, 2010.
