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Table 1 Treatment outcomes of foreign-born pTB patients by age groups, 2011–2015

From: Evaluation of “international transfer-out” among foreign-born pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Japan – what are the implications for a cross-border patient referral system?

 

0–14

15–24

25–54

55+

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Completed

16

76.2

589

44.3

1217

49.7

115

30.3

1937

46.4

Cured

0

0.0

217

16.3

345

14.1

54

14.2

616

14.7

Died

0

0.0

0

0.0

13

0.5

54

14.2

67

1.6

Failed

0

0.0

3

0.2

9

0.4

5

1.3

17

0.4

Lost to follow-up

0

0.0

67

5.0

169

6.9

23

6.1

259

6.2

Not evaluated

3

14.3

110

8.3

233

9.5

39

10.3

385

9.2

Still on treatment

0

0.0

51

3.8

140

5.7

39

10.3

230

5.5

International transfer-out

1

4.8

145

10.9

165

6.7

32

8.4

343

8.2

Domestic transfer-out

1

4.8

148

11.1

158

6.5

18

4.7

325

7.8

Total

21

100.0

1330

100.0

2449

100.0

379

100.0

4179

100.0

  1. pTB pulmonary tuberculosis