Table 1 Tuberculosis treatment outcome categories modified from WHO definitions [5]
Treatment outcome | Definition |
|---|---|
Cured | TB confirmed by culture at the beginning of treatment and culture negative in the last month of treatment and on at least one previous occasion. |
Treatment Completed | TB treatment completed without evidence of failure, but without fulfilling the above mention criteria |
Treatment success | The sum of cured and treatment completed |
Died | A TB patient who dies for any reason before starting or during TB treatment. |
Treatment failed | Positive culture during last month of the continuation phase |
Lost to follow-up | A TB patient who did not start treatment or whose treatment was interrupted for 2 consecutive months or more. |
Transfer | A TB patient who permanently leaves Denmark during TB treatment |
Not evaluated | A TB patient who does not fit into other categories |
Still on treatment | A TB patient who were still on treatment at time of study termination |