Treatment uptake and outcome of TB patients.

aincluding two patients who died before treatment.bdiagnosis based on first positive sample for smear or bacteriologically positive TB cases or on clinical/radiological assessment for clinical TB diagnosis.clost to follow-up includes all TB patients who did not start treatment (n = 21) or whose treatment was interrupted for 2 consecutive months or more (n = 38).dno treatment outcome assigned, including unknown or “transfer out” cases.Eight MTB+/RIF+ cases detected (incl one failure of MDR-risk group); one patient refused second line drugs so her outcome is reported under first-line regimen as per WHO recommendations.