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Treatment Outcomes of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
| Outcome | Overall (N = 692)a |
Patients Treated in Taiwan (N = 686) |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment success | 570 (82.4) | 568 (82.8) |
| Death | 84 (12.1) | 84 (12.2) |
| Treatment failure | 18 (2.6) | 18 (2.6) |
| Lost to follow-up | 20 (2.9) | 16 (2.3) |
Data are presented as No. (%).
aSix patients left Taiwan after initiation of treatment: 2 were successfully treated at other countries and 4 were not accessible (classified as lost to follow-up).
