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Table 2 Treatment outcome of MDR-TB patient notified between 2011 and 2013

From: Treatment outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Japan – the first cross-sectional study of Japan tuberculosis surveillance data

Notification year

2011

2012

2013

2011–2013

Evaluation year

End of 2013

End of 2016

End of 2014

End of 2016

End of 2015

End of 2016

End of 2016

Total (%)

59 (100.0)

59 (100.0)

64 (100.0)

64 (100.0)

49 (100.0)

49 (100.0)

172 (100.0)

Treatment completed

32 (54.2)

35 (59.3)

30 (46.9)

33 (51.6)

25 (51.0)

30 (61.2)

98 (57.0)

Treatment stopped (adverse effects)

4 (6.8)

4 (6.8)

2 (3.1)

2 (3.1)

2 (4.1)

2 (4.1)

8 (4.7)

Treatment stopped (other reasons)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.6)

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.2)

Died (TB)

9 (15.3)

9 (15.3)

7 (10.9)

8 (12.5)

5 (10.2)

5 (10.2)

22 (12.8)

Died (non-TB)

5 (8.5)

5 (8.5)

10 (15.6)

10 (15.6)

5 (10.2)

5 (10.2)

20 (11.6)

Still on treatment

4 (6.8)

0 (0.0)

6 (9.4)

1 (1.6)

5 (10.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

Transferred out

4 (6.8)

4 (6.8)

5 (7.8)

6 (9.4)

7 (14.3)

7 (14.3)

17 (9.9)

Unknown

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.6)

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.2)

Treatment not started

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.1)

2 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.2)