Table 4. Period prevalence of persons with >1 AFB-positive culture in US–affiliated Pacific Islands, August 2007–December 2011*.
| Characteristic | Total population | NTM | MTB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Territory | |||
| American Samoa | 55,529 | 12 (22) | 10 (18) |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 55,121 | 29 (53) | 87 (158) |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 107,154 | 176 (164) | 248 (266) |
| Palau | 20,879 | 32 (153) | 51 (244) |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 65,859 | 74 (112) | 261 (396) |
| Total no. cases | 304,542 | 323 (106) | 675 (221) |
| Cases with age data, no. (%) | NA | 244 (75.5) | 541 (80.1) |
| Age, y | |||
| 0–14 | 101,812 | 31 (30) | 44 (43) |
| 15–49 | 158,365 | 102 (64) | 363 (229) |
| 50–64 | 33,932 | 82 (242) | 112 (330) |
| >64 | 10,433 | 29 (278) | 22 (211) |
*Values are no. with positive specimens (rate/100,000 persons) except as indicated. Population data were obtained from the US Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/population/international/index.html) by using the midyear population in 2010. MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NA, not applicable; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.