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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2019
Table 24. Characteristics of Tuberculosis Cases in GENType Clusters1, by Alert Levels Based on Log-Likelihood Ratios (LLR)2: United States, 2017–2019
See Surveillance Slide #56
| Case Characteristics | Unique | Clustered | Alert Levels for Clustered Cases3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-alerted (LLR <5) | Medium (LLR 5 – <10) | High (LLR ≥10) | |||||||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| Total | 16,786 | (80.8) | 3,977 | (19.2) | 2,371 | (59.6) | 921 | (23.2) | 685 | (17.2) | |
| Origin of Birth | |||||||||||
| U.S.-born | 3,846 | (66.1) | 1,973 | (33.9) | 821 | (41.6) | 596 | (30.2) | 556 | (28.2) | |
| Non-U.S.–born | 12,931 | (86.6) | 1,998 | (13.4) | 1,546 | (77.4) | 325 | (16.3) | 127 | (6.4) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 9 | (60.0) | 6 | (40.0) | 4 | (66.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (33.3) | |
| Race and Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 4,657 | (78.0) | 1,317 | (22.0) | 889 | (67.5) | 286 | (21.7) | 142 | (10.8) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 104 | (45.4) | 125 | (54.6) | 14 | (11.2) | 34 | (27.2) | 77 | (61.6) | |
| Asian | 6,765 | (88.4) | 885 | (11.6) | 770 | (87.0) | 83 | (9.4) | 32 | (3.6) | |
| Black or African American | 2,975 | (73.3) | 1,086 | (26.7) | 436 | (40.1) | 336 | (30.9) | 314 | (28.9) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 123 | (54.9) | 101 | (45.1) | 47 | (46.5) | 28 | (27.7) | 26 | (25.7) | |
| White | 1,980 | (82.4) | 423 | (17.6) | 195 | (46.1) | 142 | (33.6) | 86 | (20.3) | |
| Multiple Race | 118 | (81.9) | 26 | (18.1) | 10 | (38.5) | 10 | (38.5) | 6 | (23.1) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 64 | (82.1) | 14 | (17.9) | 10 | (71.4) | 2 | (14.3) | 2 | (14.3) | |
| Age Group (Years) | |||||||||||
| 0–4 | 81 | (42.0) | 112 | (58.0) | 58 | (51.8) | 34 | (30.4) | 20 | (17.9) | |
| 5–14 | 129 | (61.7) | 80 | (38.3) | 38 | (47.5) | 25 | (31.3) | 17 | (21.3) | |
| 15–24 | 1,510 | (76.6) | 461 | (23.4) | 268 | (58.1) | 110 | (23.9) | 83 | (18.0) | |
| 25–44 | 5,022 | (80.1) | 1,247 | (19.9) | 704 | (56.5) | 299 | (24.0) | 244 | (19.6) | |
| 45–64 | 4,853 | (78.1) | 1,364 | (21.9) | 782 | (57.3) | 331 | (24.3) | 251 | (18.4) | |
| ≥65 | 5,191 | (87.9) | 713 | (12.1) | 521 | (73.1) | 122 | (17.1) | 70 | (9.8) | |
| Unknown | 5 | (100.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Disease Site | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary Only | 11,814 | (79.0) | 3,134 | (21.0) | 1,837 | (58.6) | 737 | (23.5) | 560 | (17.9) | |
| Extrapulmonary | 2,874 | (87.8) | 401 | (12.2) | 259 | (64.6) | 89 | (22.2) | 53 | (13.2) | |
| Both | 2,092 | (82.6) | 442 | (17.4) | 275 | (62.2) | 95 | (21.5) | 72 | (16.3) | |
| Unknown | 26 | (68.4) | 12 | (31.6) | 10 | (83.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (16.7) | |
| Sputum Smear | |||||||||||
| Positive | 7,662 | (78.2) | 2,139 | (21.8) | 1,238 | (57.9) | 511 | (23.9) | 390 | (18.2) | |
| Negative | 7,113 | (83.1) | 1,449 | (16.9) | 912 | (62.9) | 312 | (21.5) | 225 | (15.5) | |
| Not Done | 1,993 | (83.8) | 385 | (16.2) | 220 | (57.1) | 95 | (24.7) | 70 | (18.2) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 18 | (81.8) | 4 | (18.2) | 1 | (25.0) | 3 | (75.0) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Cavitary Disease4 | |||||||||||
| Yes | 178 | (81.3) | 41 | (18.7) | 27 | (65.9) | 8 | (19.5) | 6 | (14.6) | |
| No | 1,416 | (81.8) | 316 | (18.2) | 194 | (61.4) | 69 | (21.8) | 53 | (16.8) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 7 | (63.6) | 4 | (36.4) | 1 | (25.0) | 2 | (50.0) | 1 | (25.0) | |
| Homeless Within Past Year | |||||||||||
| Yes | 589 | (60.7) | 382 | (39.3) | 166 | (43.5) | 105 | (27.5) | 111 | (29.1) | |
| No | 16,036 | (81.8) | 3,558 | (18.2) | 2,189 | (61.5) | 810 | (22.8) | 559 | (15.7) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 161 | (81.3) | 37 | (18.7) | 16 | (43.2) | 6 | (16.2) | 15 | (40.5) | |
| Excess Alcohol Use Within the Past Year | |||||||||||
| Yes | 1,295 | (67.6) | 621 | (32.4) | 269 | (43.3) | 182 | (29.3) | 170 | (27.4) | |
| No | 15,188 | (82.3) | 3,261 | (17.7) | 2,047 | (62.8) | 720 | (22.1) | 494 | (15.1) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 303 | (76.1) | 95 | (23.9) | 55 | (57.9) | 19 | (20.0) | 21 | (22.1) | |
| Injecting Illicit Drug Use Within Past Year | |||||||||||
| Yes | 160 | (63.5) | 92 | (36.5) | 48 | (52.2) | 25 | (27.2) | 19 | (20.7) | |
| No | 16,348 | (81.2) | 3,791 | (18.8) | 2,271 | (59.9) | 876 | (23.1) | 644 | (17.0) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 278 | (74.7) | 94 | (25.3) | 52 | (55.3) | 20 | (21.3) | 22 | (23.4) | |
| Non-Injecting Illicit Drug Use Within Past Year | |||||||||||
| Yes | 892 | (58.3) | 637 | (41.7) | 274 | (43.0) | 164 | (25.7) | 199 | (31.2) | |
| No | 15,610 | (82.7) | 3,260 | (17.3) | 2,051 | (62.9) | 742 | (22.8) | 467 | (14.3) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 284 | (78.0) | 80 | (22.0) | 46 | (57.5) | 15 | (18.8) | 19 | (23.8) | |
| Resident of a Correctional Facility at the Time of Diagnosis | |||||||||||
| Yes | 435 | (72.6) | 164 | (27.4) | 78 | (47.6) | 37 | (22.6) | 49 | (29.9) | |
| No | 16,241 | (81.1) | 3,782 | (18.9) | 2,272 | (60.1) | 878 | (23.2) | 632 | (16.7) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 110 | (78.0) | 31 | (22.0) | 21 | (67.7) | 6 | (19.4) | 4 | (12.9) | |
| HIV Status | |||||||||||
| Positive | 741 | (77.3) | 218 | (22.7) | 110 | (50.5) | 49 | (22.5) | 59 | (27.1) | |
| Negative | 14,146 | (80.4) | 3,455 | (19.6) | 2,063 | (59.7) | 804 | (23.3) | 588 | (17.0) | |
| Refused | 357 | (85.4) | 61 | (14.6) | 43 | (70.5) | 14 | (23.0) | 4 | (6.6) | |
| Not Offered | 1,041 | (84.4) | 192 | (15.6) | 117 | (60.9) | 44 | (22.9) | 31 | (16.1) | |
| Unknown, Missing, or Indeterminate | 501 | (90.8) | 51 | (9.2) | 38 | (74.5) | 10 | (19.6) | 3 | (5.9) | |
| Multidrug-Resistant TB | |||||||||||
| Yes | 259 | (81.4) | 59 | (18.6) | 39 | (66.1) | 3 | (5.1) | 17 | (28.8) | |
| No | 15,824 | (80.8) | 3,772 | (19.2) | 2,252 | (59.7) | 887 | (23.5) | 633 | (16.8) | |
| Unknown or Missing | 703 | (82.8) | 146 | (17.2 | 80 | (54.8) | 31 | (21.2) | 35 | (24.0) | |
1GENType clusters have two or more cases with matching spoligotype and 24-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number tandem repeat type (MIRU-VNTR) within a county during the specified 3-year time period.
2Alert levels are based on a log-likelihood ratio (LLR), which calculates the geographical concentration of a genotype in a county compared to the rest of the country during a 3-year period.
3There were 3,977 cases in 1,351 clusters: 685 cases were in 79 (5.8%) high alert clusters; 921 cases were in 309 (22.9%) medium alert clusters, and 2,371 cases were in 963 (71.3%) non-alert clusters.
4Cavitary disease only assessed for persons with pulmonary TB and an abnormal x-ray.
Note: Case counts for race categories (American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and White) are mutually exclusive and do not include persons of Hispanic ethnicity or multiple race. Multiple race does not include persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
