| Table 2: Bacillary status of the 1145 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis reported in Canada, 1995* |
|
| |
Ethnic origin; no. (and %) of cases |
|
| |
|
|
Bacillary
status |
Aboriginal |
Canadian-born
non-aboriginal |
Foreign-born |
Unknown |
Total |
|
| Smear positive, culture positive |
90 |
(8) |
148 |
(13) |
245 |
(21) |
8 |
(1) |
491 |
(43) |
| Smear positive, culture negative or not done |
2 |
(<1) |
18 |
(2) |
18 |
(2) |
2 |
(<1) |
40 |
(3) |
| Smear negative or not done, culture positive |
75 |
(7) |
102 |
(9) |
244 |
(21) |
11 |
(1) |
432 |
(38) |
| Unknown |
20 |
(2) |
36 |
(3) |
121 |
(11) |
5 |
(<1) |
182 |
(16) |
|
| Total |
187 |
(16) |
304 |
(27) |
628 |
(55) |
26 |
(2) |
1145 |
(100) |
|
| Source: Tuberculosis in Canada 1995 annual report.2 |
