Treatment outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with second-line drugs#
| First author [Ref.] | Location | Study period | Cases n | Sputum conversion % (n) | Treatment success % (n) | Treatment failure % (n) | Death % (n) | Treatment interruption % (n) | Lost to follow-up % (n) | Surgery % (n) |
| Goble 60 | Denver CO, USA | 1973–1983 | 171 | 51 (87) | 44 (75) | 27 (47) | 37 (63) | 22 (29) | 5 (9) | |
| Park 61 | South Korea | Jan. 1993–Jan. 1996 | 107 | 68 (73) | 68 (73) | 11 (12) | 0 | 2 (2) | 19 (20) | 21 (22) |
| Van Rie 62 | South Africa | 42 | 76 (32) | 60 (25) | 12 (5) | 26 (11) | ||||
| Tahaoglu 63 | Turkey | Mar. 1992–Oct. 1999 | 158 | 95 (150) | 77 (121) | 8 (13) | 4 (7) | 11 (17) | 0 | 23 (36) |
Jan.: January
Mar.: March
Oct.: October
#: with or without surgery
¶: S‐yr survival rate 74%