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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Jul;13(7):855–861.

Table 2. Treatment outcomes in a cohort of South African patients with extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).

Treatment Outcome Number (%)
Default 6 (10)
Death 25 (42)
Culture Conversion 12 (20)
Continued Treatment 17 (27)
Median Time to Death from Initiation of Therapy, in Days (interquartile range) 33 (15-61)
Median Duration of Follow Up from Initiation of Therapy, in Days (interquartile range) 183.5 (44-267)
Median Duration of Period Between XDR-TB Diagnosis and Initiation of Therapy, in Days (interquartile range) 83 (61-123)
Median Time to Culture Conversion, in Days (interquartile range) 90 (69-118)