Table 1. Completeness of tuberculosis reporting forms in the Brazilian capitals of Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Cuiabá, Porto Alegre, and Belém, 2001-2010: clinical variables. a .
| Clinical variable | Reporting forms completed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | Rio de Janeiro | Cuiabá | Porto Alegre | Belém | |
| (n = 34,118) | (n = 82,604) | (n = 4,029) | (n = 22,836) | (n = 17,132) | |
| Type of admission | 34,006 (99.7) | 82,604 (100.0) | 4,025 (99.9) | 22,831 (99.9) | 16,986 (99.1) |
| Clinical presentation | 34,06 (99.7) | 82,604 (100.0) | 4,025 (99.9) | 22,831 (99.9) | 16,986 (99.1) |
| AIDS | 8,101 (23.7) | 22,122 (26.8) | 1,506 (37.4) | 14,130 (61.9) | 1,242 (7.2) |
| Extrapulmonary 1 | 5,043 (14.8) | 15,078 (18.3) | 591 (14.7) | 6,592 (28.9) | 3,114 (18.2) |
| Extrapulmonary 2 | 320 (0.9) | 1,139 (1.4) | 41 (1.0) | 829 (3.6) | 301 (1.6) |
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Values expressed as n (%). Source: Brazilian National Ministry of Health/Department of Health Surveillance/Brazilian Case Registry Database; data collated by the authors