Table 7.1 summarizes the elements necessary for defining a TB case.
Table 7.1 - Patient registration by outcome of most recent TB treatment
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Citation
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World Health Organization. Treatment of Tuberculosis Guidelines 4th edition. World Health Organization, Geneva. 2009. (WHO/HTM/TB/2009.420).
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241547833_eng.pdf
Registration groups based on treatment history |
Further classification |
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New |
1. PTB or EPTB? If EPTB, indicate site. 2. Bacteriologically confirmed or non-confirmed TB case? 3. Sub-category of bacteriological status:
4. If previously treated:
5. DST pattern: susceptible to H and R, confirmed H resistance and R susceptible, RR-TB, MDR-TB or XDR-TB 6. HIV status (negative/positive/not done) 7. Other co-morbidities? |
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Previously treated |
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Failure |
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Treatment interruption |
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Other |
- 1.World Health Organization. Treatment of Tuberculosis Guidelines 4th edition. World Health Organization, Geneva. 2009. (WHO/HTM/TB/2009.420).
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241547833_eng.pdf