Treatment Sucess for Pulmonary Smear Negative and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

This chart shows treatment sucess rate for pulmonary smear negative and extrapulmonary tuberculosis by country.

Rates of smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis have been rising in countries with HIV epidemics. The mortality rate among HIV-infected tuberculosis patients is higher than that of noninfected tuberculosis patients, particularly for those with smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Delayed diagnosis may be an important cause of excess mortality in people living with HIV who have smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.