Table 3. Frequency of favorable treatment outcome, death andlost to follow-up (LTFU) disaggregated by sex and type of tuberculosis, at Carmelo Hospital between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2017.
| TB type | Outcome | Total | M | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-pulmonary (n = 1730) |
Favorable | 73.9% | 72.7% | 75.2% |
| Death | 20.0% | 21.2% | 18.5% | |
| LTFU | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Clinically diagnosed (n = 5018) |
Favorable | 72.0% | 68.6% | 76.2% |
| Death | 20.8% | 23.8% | 17.1% | |
| LTFU | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Bacteriologically confirmed (n = 2907) |
Favorable | 74.8% | 73.6% | 76.4% |
| Death | 14.9% | 15.1% | 14.6% | |
| LTFU | 4.6% | 5.4% | 3.5% | |
| Total (n = 9655) |
Favorable | 73.2% | 70.9% | 76.1% |
| Death | 18.9% | 20.7% | 16.6% | |
| LTFU | 4.1% | 4.6% | 3.4% |
M–male; F–female; LTFU–lost to follow up