Table 4 General distribution and outcome type of new cases of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis, according to characteristics of block IV, Brazil, 2013 and 2014
Total (980 cases) | Success treatment | Lost to follow-up | Failure | Death | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Block IV | ||||||||||
Previous TB events | ||||||||||
Up to 3 events | 878 | 89.6 | 568 | 64.7 | 138 | 15.7 | 70 | 8.0 | 102 | 11.6 |
4 events or more | 102 | 10.4 | 53 | 52.0 | 25 | 24.5 | 6 | 5.9 | 18 | 17.6 |
Time between the first TB diagnosis and the onset of TB-DR treatment (years) | ||||||||||
Up to 1 | 471 | 48.1 | 299 | 63.5 | 80 | 17.0 | 40 | 8.5 | 52 | 11.0 |
1 to 3 | 236 | 24.1 | 152 | 64.4 | 42 | 17.8 | 17 | 7.2 | 25 | 10.6 |
More than 3 | 273 | 27.9 | 170 | 62.3 | 41 | 15.0 | 19 | 7.0 | 43 | 15.8 |
Total | 980 | 100.0 | 621 | 63.4 | 163 | 16.6 | 76 | 7.8 | 120 | 12.2 |