Table 2 Tuberculosis treatment outcome definitions used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Outcome category		Description
Treatment completed		Patient completed a full course of treatment at 12 months and was officially discharged by the attending doctor
Cured		Patient completed a full course of treatment within 12 months, and there was a documented culture conversion in sputumculture‐positive patients during treatment
Died		Patient died before or during treatment, including postmortem cases
Still on treatment		Patient was still on treatment at 12 months
Treatment stopped		Treatment was stopped, eg, due to an adverse drug reaction
Transfer out		Responsibility of patient's care was transferred to another clinical team
Lost to follow‐up		Patient was lost to follow‐up before the end of treatment
Treatment not completed (no reason)		Patient was reported not to have completed treatment, but the reason was not known
Outcome reported to be unknown		Information on patient's outcome was reported to be unknown