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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2004 Aug;8(8):1012–1016.

Table 3.

Costs of MDR-TB by patient severity of illness

Severity In-patient Out-patient Direct Indirect Total
Mild 10 067 13 107 23 174 12 364 35 538
16 920 9 618 26 538 9 208 35 746
5 691 13 210 18 901 9 316 28 217
Moderate 43 956 30 113 74 069 46 149 120 218
68 169 36 060 104 229 52 945 157 174
73 572 41 821 115 393 66 099 181 492
9 646 24 457 34 103 34 669 68 772
Severe 28 737 19 477 48 214 621 935 670 149
24 781 10 647 35 428 552 814 588 242
33 304 22 738 56 042 604 244 660 286
8 516 13 155 21 671 1 256 395 1 278 066
5 278 7 217 12 495 496 995 509 490
7 449 5 744 13 193 585 903 599 096

MDR-TB = multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.