Authors: Ottmani, S-E.¹; Zignol, M.¹; Blanc, L.¹; Bencheikh, N.²; Laâsri, L.²; Mahjour, J.²

Source: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 11, Number 5, May 2007 , pp. 588-590(3)

Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract:

Treatment outcomes of patients with tuberculosis (TB) who move between TB units (`transferred out') are often not incorporated in the annual cohort analysis. Experience from Morocco shows that using a simple method, the outcomes of these patients, notified as `transferred in' cases, can be easily taken into account when compiling the annual report on treatment outcomes. With this method the treatment success rate increased in Morocco by a median of 5.8% (range 5.0-6.7), indicating that the country reached the global target of curing at least 85% of the new smear-positive TB cases detected during the period 1995-2003.

Keywords: TB; treatment outcomes; `transferred in'; Morocco

Document Type: Short communication

Affiliations: 1: Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 2: Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco

Publication date: 2007-05-01

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