Table 3. Distribution of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of individuals diagnosed with TB who underwent DST. State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2002 to 2012.

Characteristic	Total		Groups				p^a

			Non-resistant		Resistant

	n	%	n	%	n	%
Type of case	1,575
New case		74.0	1,083	77.0	77	45.0	< 0.001
Recurrence		14.0	155	11.0	70	40.0
Re-entry after abandonment		10.0	136	10.0	23	13.0
Transfer		2.0	28	2.0	3	2.0
Number of previous treatments	1,576
No treatment		80.0	1,183	84.0	80	46.0	< 0.001
1		13.0	150	11.0	52	30.0
2		6.0	59	4.0	29	17.0
≥ 3		1.0	11	1.0	12	7.0
Chest x-ray	1,487
Suspected		98.0	1,298	98.0	161	98.0	0.587
Normal		2.0	24	2.0	4	2.0
Tuberculin test	384
No reaction		18	65	19	3	7	0.122
Weak reaction		7	22	6	4	9
Strong reaction		76	253	74	37	84
Type	1,575
Pulmonary		94	1323	94	162	94	0.916
Extrapulmonary		2	34	2	5	3
Pulmonary + Extrapulmonary		3	45	3	6	3
Sputum smear microscopy	1,514
Positive		83	1,121	83	143	85	0.675
Negative		17	224	17	26	15
Sputum culture	1,124
Positive		89	863	88	138	95	0.023
Negative		11	115	12	8	5
Other material culture	127
Positive	87	69	74	69	13	65	0.713
Negative	40	31	33	31	7	35
Ending	1,571
Cure		82	1,156	83	131	77	< 0.001
Abandonment		8	108	8	11	6
Death by TB		2	28	2	5	3
Death by other causes		3	40	3	6	4
Transfer		4	59	4	6	4
MDR-TB^b		1	3	0	11	6

TB: tuberculosis; MDR-TB: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; DST: anti-tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing

^a Pearson’s Chi-square Test.

^b Data available in the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN – Information System of Reportable Diseases) from 2007.