Research Article
Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Retreatment Tuberculosis Patients in Benin
Table 5
Treatment outcomes of new pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed and retreatment tuberculosis patients, Benin, 2013.
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Note: TB: tuberculosis. NPBCT: new pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis. Of the 3129 new smear positive TB patients treated, treatment outcomes were assessed for 3124 patients in 2013. Of the 241 retreatment tuberculosis patients treated, 18 were found multidrug resistant and did not continue the retreatment regimen. |