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. 2011 Apr 29;6(4):e19399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019399

Table 4. Comparison of treatment outcomes for hospitalized TB patients in the 309 Hospital.

Treatment outcome Patients with non-MDR -TB Patients with MDR-TB excluding XDR-TB Patients with XDR-TB Total
n = 2694 (%) n = 528 (%) n = 48 (%) n = 3270 (%)
Treatment success 2450 (90.9) 282 (53.4) 14(29.2) 2746(84.0)
Cured 1591 (59.0) 170 (32.2) 5 (10.4) 1766 (54.0)
Treatment completed 859 (31.9) 112 (21.2) 9 (18.8) 980 (30.0)
Poor treatment outcomes 244 (9.1) 246 (46.6) 34 (70.8) 524 (16.0)
Died 31 (1.2) 16 (3.0) 3 (6.3) 50 (1.5)
Failed 132 (4.9) 131 (24.8) 21 (43.8) 284 (8.7)
Defaulted 39 (1.4) 92 (17.4) 9 (18.7) 140 (4.3)
Transferred out 42 (1.6) 7 (1.3) 1 (2.1) 50 (1.5)

TB = tuberculosis;

MDR = multidrug-resistant;

XDR = extensively drug-resistant.