Table 2 Treatment outcomes for childhood TB cases, stratified by age group and HIV status, in Thailand TB active surveillance network, October 2004 to September 2006
Age (years) | HIV status | Total | Treatment outcome No. (%) registered | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cured or completed | Failed | Died | Defaulted | Transferred out | |||
0–4 | Positive | 14 | 12 (86) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) |
Negative | 30 | 16 (53) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (30) | 5 (17) | |
Unknown | 30 | 23 (76) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (17) | 2 (7) | |
5–14 | Positive | 61 | 37 (61) | 0 (0) | 13 (21) | 7 (11) | 4 (7) |
Negative | 72 | 52 (72) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 10 (14) | 5 (7) | |
Unknown | 72 | 60 (83) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 6 (8) | 4 (6) | |
Total | 279 | 200 (72) | 3 (1) | 17 (6) | 39 (14) | 20 (7) | |