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Table 3 Treatment outcome at the end of 2016, by age group (n = 172)

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

 

15–64 years old

65+ years old

n

%

n

%

Total

95

100.0

77

100.0

Treatment completed

68

71.6

30

39.0

Treatment stopped

4

4.2

6

7.8

Died

4

4.2

38

49.4

Still on treatment

1

1.1

0

0.0

Transferred out

17

17.9

0

0.0

Unknown

0

0.0

2

2.6

Treatment not started

1

1.1

1

1.3

  1. Treatment stopped due to adverse effects and other reasons combined, Died due to TB and non-TB causes combined