Demographic Characteristics of Patients with HIV and Culture-Confirmed, Pulmonary TB, by Sputum AFB Smear Result, United States, 1993–2008.

*Percentages are the proportion with a specific smear status among all patients with the characteristic who had a known smear status.†One smear-negative case had an unknown age and is not included.§There were 6 smear-positive cases and 2 smear-negative cases designated as multiple race and 28 smear-positive and 22 smear-negative cases designated as unknown race, these were not included.**Among patients aged 15–64 (6,607 smear-negative, 9,769 smear-positive).