Table 2

Proportion of bacteriologically confirmed new and relapse pulmonary cases (II quarter 2002 – III quarter 2004)


Microscopy
Culture



Total No of cases
Smear positive
Smear negative-
Total No of cases
Culture positive
Culture negative

New cases
Civil
1227
462 (37.7%)
765 (62.3%)
1341
764 (57.0%)
577 (43.0%)
Prison
586
70 (11.9%)
516 (88.1%)
587
184 (31.3%)
403 (68.7%)
Total
1813
532 (29.3%)
1281(70.7%)
1928
948 (49.2%)
980 (50.8%)
Relapses
Civil
101
39 (38.6%)
62 (61.4%)
118
76 (64.4%)
42 (35.6%)
Prison
51
5 (9.8%)
46 (90.2%)
53
18 (34.0%)
35 (66.0%)
Total
152
44 (28.9%)
108 (71.1%)
171
94 (55.0%)
77 (45.0%)
Total sample (new and relapse cases)
Civil
1328
501 (37.7%)
827 (62.3%)
1459
840 (57.6%)
619 (42.4%)
Prison
637
75 (11.8%)
562 (88.2%)
640
202 (31.6%)
438 (68.4%)
Total
1965
576 (29.3%)
1389 (70.7%)
2099
1042 (49.6%)
1057 (50.4%)

*a proportion of patients could not expectorate a sputum sample of a quality that would be suitable for culturing

Balabanova et al. Respiratory Research 2006 7:44   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-7-44