Cured | Treatment completed as recommended by the national policy without evidence of failure AND culture conversion after the intensive phasea |
Treatment completed | Treatment completed as recommended by the national policy without evidence of failure BUT no record of culture conversion after the intensive phasea |
Treatment failed | Treatment terminated or need for permanent regimen change of at least two anti-TB drugs because of: •Lack of conversion by the end of the intensive phasea; or •Bacteriological reversion in the continuation phase after conversion to negative; or •Evidence of additional acquired resistance to fluoroquinolones or second-line injectable drugs; or •Adverse drug reactions |
Died | A patient who dies for any reason during the course of treatment |
Lost to follow-up | A patient whose treatment was interrupted for 2 consecutive months or more |
Not evaluated | A patient for whom no treatment outcome is assigned (this includes cases “transferred out” to another treatment unit and whose treatment outcome is unknown) |
Treatment success | The sum of Cured and Treatment completed |