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Table 9. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Multidrug Resistance1, Origin of Birth, and Previous History of TB: United States, 1993–2012

YearAll MDR2 Multidrug Resistant TB Cases
Total MDR3 U.S.-born MDR3 Foreign-born3,4 MDR
Previous TBNo Previous TBPrevious TBNo Previous TBPrevious TBNo Previous TB
EligibleNo.(%)EligibleNo.(%)EligibleNo.(%)EligibleNo.(%)EligibleNo.(%)EligibleNo.(%)

1993

484

982

76

(7.7)

16601

407

(2.5)

668

30

(4.5)

11809

301

(2.5)

301

46

(15.3)

4664

103

(2.2)

1994

431

1033

74

(7.2)

16416

353

(2.2)

693

35

(5.1)

11019

238

(2.2)

336

38

(11.3)

5280

110

(2.1)

1995

327

958

70

(7.3)

16022

254

(1.6)

593

28

(4.7)

10351

169

(1.6)

363

42

(11.6)

5640

85

(1.5)

1996

250

862

43

(5.0)

15358

207

(1.3)

559

21

(3.8)

9646

105

(1.1)

303

22

(7.3)

5665

101

(1.8)

1997

201

742

44

(5.9)

14448

155

(1.1)

455

12

(2.6)

8705

76

(0.9)

286

32

(11.2)

5698

79

(1.4)

1998

155

749

23

(3.1)

13419

132

(1.0)

485

6

(1.2)

7712

55

(0.7)

262

17

(6.5)

5674

76

(1.3)

1999

157

669

28

(4.2)

12655

127

(1.0)

383

6

(1.6)

7020

39

(0.6)

283

22

(7.8)

5583

88

(1.6)

2000

146

632

26

(4.1)

11825

120

(1.0)

360

2

(0.6)

6144

40

(0.7)

272

24

(8.8)

5652

80

(1.4)

2001

151

629

33

(5.2)

11510

115

(1.0)

324

7

(2.2)

5583

34

(0.6)

302

26

(8.6)

5891

81

(1.4)

2002

158

569

26

(4.6)

10813

132

(1.2)

303

3

(1.0)

5069

35

(0.7)

264

23

(8.7)

5703

97

(1.7)

2003

119

524

21

(4.0)

10751

94

(0.9)

253

2

(0.8)

4864

24

(0.5)

271

19

(7.0)

5858

70

(1.2)

2004

128

537

27

(5.0)

10480

100

(1.0)

274

4

(1.5)

4697

26

(0.6)

263

23

(8.7)

5773

74

(1.3)

2005

125

506

23

(4.5)

10064

98

(1.0)

239

2

(0.8)

4412

20

(0.5)

267

21

(7.9)

5635

77

(1.4)

2006

124

493

20

(4.1)

9905

103

(1.0)

203

1

(0.5)

4144

19

(0.5)

289

19

(6.6)

5745

84

(1.5)

2007

124

496

19

(3.8)

9647

101

(1.0)

206

3

(1.5)

3878

19

(0.5)

288

16

(5.6)

5716

82

(1.4)

2008

107

429

19

(4.4)

9308

88

(0.9)

170

3

(1.8)

3677

21

(0.6)

259

16

(6.2)

5625

67

(1.2)

2009

112

341

19

(5.6)

7735

87

(1.1)

116

1

(0.9)

3052

11

(0.4)

224

18

(8.0)

4674

76

(1.6)

2010

104

358

16

(4.5)

7805

87

(1.1)

127

2

(1.6)

2973

14

(0.5)

231

14

(6.1)

4824

72

(1.5)

2011

127

346

27

(7.8)

7505

99

(1.3)

137

1

(0.7)

2702

16

(0.6)

209

26

(12.4)

4800

83

(1.7)

2012

83

342

10

(2.9)

6846

72

(1.1)

124

0

(0.0)

2429

10

(0.4)

218

10

(4.6)

4411

62

(1.4)

1 Resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampin. Isolates may be resistant to other drugs. Cases are culture positive with initial drug susceptibility testing done. Excludes cases with susceptibility testing not done or unknown for isoniazid and rifampin.

2 This column provides an overall total of all MDR cases, including those where previous history of TB is unknown and origin or birth is unknown.

3 Excludes cases where previous history of TB is unknown and cases where origin of birth is unknown.

4 Includes persons born outside the United States, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Midway Island, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Palau, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. minor and outlying Pacific islands.

Note: Data for all years updated through June 10, 2013

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