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Not all cases of TB are tested for drug susceptibility. The following table shows the number of cases of TB that were tested for drug susceptibility, and the number and proportion of those cases that were resistant to one or more of the first-line drugs used to treat TB, by SHA, with data from 1998-2006.
The ETS started in 1999. Prior to this, National TB Surveys were carried out every five years and this provided data for 1998.
| Number and proportion of tuberculosis cases with drug resistance where drug susceptibility testing was done |
| | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage |
|
East Midlands
|
9
|
203
|
4.4
|
11
|
209
|
5.3
|
11
|
201
|
5.5
|
|
East of England
|
9
|
134
|
6.7
|
<5
|
112
|
—
|
9
|
135
|
6.7
|
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|
London
|
82
|
1,212
|
6.8
|
97
|
1,216
|
8.0
|
107
|
1,212
|
8.8
|
|
North East
|
<5
|
81
|
—
|
<5
|
95
|
—
|
<5
|
81
|
—
|
|
North West
|
11
|
352
|
1.1
|
10
|
321
|
3.1
|
17
|
292
|
5.8
|
|
South East
|
18
|
234
|
7.7
|
21
|
262
|
8.0
|
16
|
238
|
6.7
|
|
South West
|
11
|
126
|
8.7
|
7
|
119
|
5.9
|
5
|
108
|
4.6
|
|
West Midlands
|
20
|
323
|
6.2
|
20
|
309
|
6.5
|
19
|
345
|
5.5
|
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
9
|
293
|
3.1
|
5
|
232
|
2.2
|
8
|
267
|
3.0
|
| | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage |
|
East Midlands
|
19
|
281
|
6.8
|
18
|
260
|
6.9
|
18
|
266
|
6.8
|
|
East of England
|
19
|
171
|
11.1
|
16
|
193
|
8.3
|
17
|
209
|
8.1
|
|
London
|
132
|
1333
|
9.9
|
165
|
1653
|
10.0
|
191
|
1737
|
11.0
|
|
North East
|
<5
|
105
|
—
|
<5
|
85
|
—
|
<5
|
92
|
—
|
|
North West
|
14
|
367
|
3.8
|
20
|
381
|
5.2
|
12
|
298
|
4.0
|
|
South East
|
10
|
206
|
4.9
|
22
|
264
|
8.3
|
18
|
328
|
5.5
|
|
South West
|
9
|
111
|
8.1
|
6
|
124
|
4.8
|
7
|
123
|
5.7
|
|
West Midlands
|
21
|
395
|
5.3
|
36
|
432
|
8.3
|
20
|
435
|
4.6
|
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
7
|
279
|
2.5
|
5
|
277
|
1.8
|
18
|
282
|
6.4
|
| | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage | Number | Total( 1) | Percentage |
|
East Midlands
|
19
|
257
|
7.4
|
15
|
291
|
5.2
|
22
|
297
|
7.4
|
|
East of England
|
17
|
243
|
7.0
|
29
|
289
|
10.0
|
19
|
267
|
7.1
|
|
London
|
185
|
1781
|
10.4
|
179
|
1953
|
9.2
|
203
|
1946
|
10.4
|
|
North East
|
<5
|
90
|
—
|
5
|
92
|
5.4
|
5
|
100
|
5.0
|
|
North West
|
20
|
315
|
6.3
|
26
|
395
|
6.6
|
18
|
380
|
4.7
|
|
South East
|
21
|
354
|
5.9
|
20
|
387
|
5.2
|
27
|
426
|
6.3
|
|
South West
|
7
|
147
|
4.8
|
5
|
158
|
3.2
|
8
|
166
|
4.8
|
|
West Midlands
|
26
|
516
|
5.0
|
25
|
506
|
4.9
|
21
|
529
|
4.0
|
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
26
|
31.0
|
8.4
|
31
|
331
|
9.4
|
27
|
390
|
6.9
|
(1 )Variations by region and country should be interpreted with caution in view of small numbers
Note:
Proportion is calculated among total number of cases with drug susceptibility testing results
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