TO ASSESS THE RESPONSE AND OUTCOME OF THE TB PATIENTS REGISTERED AT DTC REWA OF CENTRAL INDIA

Background-Tuberculosis is a highly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease primarily affects lungs so it known as Pulmonary TB and other tissues of the body which is known as Extra-pulmonary TB. The vast majority of TB deaths are in the developing world left untreated, Tuberculosis is treatable with a course of antibiotics. The most successful strategy to treat TB patients is DOTS.
 Material and Method: This is a Prospective Longitudinal study conducted among the patients attending DOTS center of DTC located at S.G.M.H. campus Rewa for the Treatment provided under of a definitive time period ( as per RNTCP, last quarter of 2014) from 1st Oct to 31st Dec 2014.
 Aim & Objective: 1. To observe the sputum conversion rate of study population. 2. To find out the outcome of treatment. Result: 69.92%were pulmonary tuberculosis and 30.07% was Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum conversion rate of Pulmonary TB cases at the end of IP in new sputum smear positive cases was 96.66% but at the end of 5 month it was 100%. In retreatment cases Sputum Conversion rate at the end of IP was 89.28% and at the end of 5 month 92.85%.and overall treatment success rate were 90.97%. 
 Conclusion: At the end of treatment as per DOTS schedules sputum smear examination is mandatory to know the exact treatment cure rate.
 Key words: Pulmonary, Extra-Pulmonary, Sputum Conversion, cured, Treatment completed, Defaulter etc.