Table 2 Proportion of bacteriologically confirmed new and relapse pulmonary cases (II quarter 2002 – III quarter 2004)
From: The Directly Observed Therapy Short-Course (DOTS) strategy in Samara Oblast, Russian Federation
| Â | Microscopy | Culture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 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%) |