Table 2. Completeness of tuberculosis reporting forms in the Brazilian capitals of Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Cuiabá, Porto Alegre, and Belém, 2001-2010: diagnostic and follow-up variables. a .
| 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) | |
| First smear | 34,006 (99.7) | 82,604 (100.0) | 4,025 (99.9) | 22,831 (99.9) | 16,986 (99.1) |
| Second smear | 12,194 (35.7) | 35,515 (43.0) | 1,780 (44.2) | 11,148 (48.8) | 6,948 (40.5) |
| Smear at 2 months | 18,701 (54.8) | 20,044 (24.3) | 3,551 (88.1) | 22,175 (97.1) | 7,458 (43.5) |
| Smear at 6 months | 16,071 (47.1) | 19,435 (23.5) | 3,111 (77.2) | 22,063 (96.6) | 5,418 (31.6) |
| Culture | 27,609 (80.9) | 67,899 (82.2) | 3,415 (84.8) | 22,493 (98.5) | 15,892 (92.8) |
| HIV serology | 27,224 (79.8) | 58,482 (70.8) | 3,401 (84.4) | 22,673 (99.3) | 15,487 (90.4) |
| Treatment outcome | 27,524 (80.7) | 51,052 (61.8) | 3,673 (91.2) | 22,354 (97.9) | 16,130 (94.1) |
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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