Outcome of Retreatment in TB Clinic at Paholpolpayuhasena Hospital : Fiscal Years 2006 - 2007

Abstract

A retrospective study of retreatment in TB clinic at Paholpolpayuhasena Hospital, fiscal year 2006-2007, included only 33 patients from the total TB registered of 413 patients, aged 15-87 years. These consised of 21 cases of default, 7 cases of failure, 4 cases of relapse and 1 cases of chronic cases.  All of them were treated with anti - tuberculosis drug CAT I, CAT II, CAT IV and OTHER regimen.  Treatment success rate of relapse patients were 4/4, 50.0 percent failure and 42.8 percent defaults.  Outcome of the end of treatment was reported 48.5 percent treatment success and 9.1 percent failure and defaults, 12.1 percent died and 3.0 percent transfer out