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Table 3 Treatment outcomes for childhood TB cases, categorized by anatomic site and/or microbiologic characteristics, in Thailand TB active surveillance network, October 2004 to September 2006

From: Childhood TB epidemiology and treatment outcomes in Thailand: a TB active surveillance network, 2004 to 2006

Diagnosis

Total

Treatment outcome No. (%) registered

  

Cured or completed

Failed

Died

Defaulted

Transferred out

All types of TB

279

200 (72)

3 (1)

17 (6)

39 (14)

20 (7)

Pulmonary

197

144 (73)

3 (1)

13 (7)

26 (13)

11 (6)

   Neither smear nor culture Positive

134

99 (74)

1 (1)

6 (4)

19 (14)

9 (7)

   Culture or smear positive

41

32 (78)

1 (2)

2 (5)

4 (10)

2 (5)

   Smear positive only

22

13 (59)

1 (4)

5 (23)

3 (14)

0 (0)

Lymph node

42

36 (86)

0

2 (5)

4 (9)

0

Meningitis

21

8 (38)

0

0

6 (29)

7 (33)

Other types of ETB

19

12 (63)

0

2 (10)

3 (16)

2 (10)