Table 4. Treatment outcomes of previously-treated smear-positive TB patients, by INH resistance, registered under RNTCP in Gujarat, India, January-June 2013 (N = 3743).
Treatment outcome | INH sensitive | INH resistant | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Cured | 2382 | 69.4 | 187 | 60.5 |
Treatment completed | 62 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.6 |
Died | 304 | 8.9 | 44 | 14.2 |
Default | 464 | 13.5 | 35 | 11.3 |
Failure | 190 | 5.5 | 2 | 9.1 |
Transferred out | 18 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.9 |
Switched to category IV | 14 | 0.4 | 7 | 2.3 |
Total | 3434 | 100 | 309 | 100 |
p = 0.0003 on comparing successful outcomes (cured and treatment completed) and unsuccessful outcomes (death, failure, loss to follow-up or default, transferred out and switched to Category IV regimen).