Table 2

Treatment outcomes for childhood TB cases, stratified by age group and HIV status, in Thailand TB active surveillance network, October 2004 to September 2006

Age (years)
HIV status
Total
Treatment outcome No. (%) registered







Cured or completed
Failed
Died
Defaulted
Transferred out

0–4
Positive
14
12 (86)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (14)
0 (0)

Negative
30
16 (53)
0 (0)
0 (0)
9 (30)
5 (17)

Unknown
30
23 (76)
0 (0)
0 (0)
5 (17)
2 (7)

5–14
Positive
61
37 (61)
0 (0)
13 (21)
7 (11)
4 (7)

Negative
72
52 (72)
3 (4)
2 (3)
10 (14)
5 (7)

Unknown
72
60 (83)
0 (0)
2 (3)
6 (8)
4 (6)

Total
279
200 (72)
3 (1)
17 (6)
39 (14)
20 (7)

Lolekha et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:94   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-94