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Sustained treatment success (treatment outcome)
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An individual assessed at 6 months (for drug-resistant tuberculosis and drug-susceptible tuberculosis) and at 12 months (for drug-resistant tuberculosis only) after successful tuberculosis treatment, who is alive and without signs or symptoms of tuberculosis. This term is to be used in operational research only.
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An individual assessed at 6 months (for DR-TB and DS-TB) and at 12 months (for DR-TB only) after successful TB treatment, who is alive and free of TB.
From: WHO
Year: 2021
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