Treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in Finland by different definitions, 2007–2016
Outcome | Cases, n (%) |
Treatment outcome (WHO/ECDC)# | |
Cured | 19 (40.4) |
Treatment completed | 16 (34.0) |
Failed | 0 (0) |
Lost to follow-up | 6 (12.8) |
Died | 3 (6.4) |
Not evaluated | 3 (6.4) |
Treatment outcome for pulmonary cases (TBNET)¶ | |
Cured | 20 (52.6) |
Failed | 1 (2.6) |
Lost to follow-up | 1 (2.6) |
Died | 3 (7.9) |
Undeclared | 13 (34.2) |
WHO: World Health Organization; ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; TBNET: Tuberculosis Network European Trials group. #: outcome assessed for all multidrug-resistant cases (n=47); ¶: outcome assessed for pulmonary multidrug-resistant cases only (n=38).