7.7 Summary of patient registration


Table 7.1 summarizes the elements necessary for defining a TB case.

Table 7.1 - Patient registration by outcome of most recent TB treatment2

Registration groups based on treatment history

Further classification

New

  1. PTB or EPTB? If EPTB, indicate site.
  2. Bacteriologically confirmed or non-confirmed TB case?
  3. Sub-category of bacteriological status:
    • Smear positive/negative/not done
    • Culture positive/negative/not done
    • Molecular test positive/negative/not done
  4. If previously treated:
    • Document last regimen received
    • History of second-line drug use
  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?


Previously treated

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Failure

Treatment interruption

Other