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  • Title: Characteristics and outcome of tuberculosis patients whose sputum smears are positive at or after 5 months of treatment.
    Author: Harries AD, Gausi F, Chimzizi R, Salaniponi FM.
    Journal: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis; 2004 Mar; 8(3):384-7. PubMed ID: 15139479.
    Abstract:
    A country-wide survey was carried out to assess the management of new smear-positive pulmonary TB (PTB) patients whose sputum smears were recorded as positive 5 months or later during treatment. During 2000 and 2001, there were 250 patients, of whom 161 (64%) had positive smears at 5 months and 89 at 7 months. Several inconsistencies and inadequacies in management were identified which need to be remedied: 7% of patients were assessed on one sputum specimen instead of two, and 17% on the basis of one positive smear result; 47% of patients with 5-month positive smears and 52% with 7-month positive smears had sputum smears examined too early or too late; 14% of patients with 5-month positive smears continued treatment, and over 60% of these were recorded as 'cured'.
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