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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2013

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Table 7. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Case Verification Criterion and Site of Disease: United States, 1993–2013

Year Total Cases Verification Criterion1 Site of Disease5
Positive Culture Positive NAA2 Positive Smear Clinical Case Definition Provider Diagnosis Pulmonary 3 Extra pulmonary 4
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
1993 25103 20306 (81) 0 (0) 185 (1) 3088 (12) 1523 (6) 21153 (84) 3940 (16)
1994 24206 19507 (81) 0 (0) 189 (1) 2917 (12) 1593 (7) 20318 (84) 3886 (16)
1995 22726 18265 (80) 0 (0) 189 (1) 2749 (12) 1523 (7) 18887 (83) 3834 (17)
1996 21210 17154 (81) 0 (0) 131 (1) 2607 (12) 1318 (6) 17387 (82) 3814 (18)
1997 19751 15979 (81) 0 (0) 155 (1) 2411 (12) 1206 (6) 16239 (82) 3509 (18)
1998 18286 14789 (81) 0 (0) 155 (1) 2253 (12) 1089 (6) 14801 (81) 3483 (19)
1999 17499 13994 (80) 0 (0) 172 (1) 2103 (12) 1230 (7) 14065 (80) 3431 (20)
2000 16308 13013 (80) 0 (0) 148 (1) 1950 (12) 1197 (7) 13085 (80) 3211 (20)
2001 15945 12750 (80) 0 (0) 123 (1) 1886 (12) 1186 (7) 12724 (80) 3217 (20)
2002 15055 11974 (80) 0 (0) 104 (1) 1822 (12) 1155 (8) 11901 (79) 3148 (21)
2003 14835 11683 (79) 0 (0) 116 (1) 1783 (12) 1253 (8) 11805 (80) 3020 (20)
2004 14499 11327 (78) 0 (0) 80 (1) 1824 (13) 1268 (9) 11524 (80) 2971 (20)
2005 14061 10955 (78) 0 (0) 96 (1) 1797 (13) 1213 (9) 11122 (79) 2933 (21)
2006 13727 10744 (78) 0 (0) 93 (1) 1629 (12) 1261 (9) 10852 (79) 2872 (21)
2007 13282 10426 (78) 0 (0) 69 (1) 1496 (11) 1291 (10) 10592 (80) 2687 (20)
2008 12893 10024 (78) 18 (0) 69 (0) 1549 (12) 1244 (10) 10236 (79) 2653 (21)
2009 11519 8882 (77) 56 (0) 74 (1) 1780 (15) 727 (6) 9008 (78) 2494 (22)
2010 11164 8460 (76) 106 (1) 68 (1) 1878 (17) 652 (6) 8721 (78) 2437 (22)
2011 10509 8086 (77) 125 (1) 58 (1) 1680 (16) 560 (5) 8323 (79) 2183 (21)
2012 9940 7615 (77) 124 (2) 38 (0) 1636 (16) 527 (5) 7834 (79) 2092 (21)
2013 9582 7358 (77) 169 (2) 45 (0) 1495 (16) 515 (5) 7578 (79) 1994 (21)

1 Based on the public health surveillance case definition for tuberculosis; see Appendix A.

2 Nucleic Acid Amplification test

3 Includes all cases among persons with pulmonary as the only site of disease, and persons with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites of disease.

4 Includes cases among persons with extrapulmonary TB disease only.

5 Excludes missing and unknowns.

Note: See Technical Notes.

Data for all years updated through June 11, 2014.

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