Zhuben, M. Delawer, F.M. Andar, A.H. Salimi, F. Ngamvithayapong Yanai, J. 2013 The National Tuberculosis TB Institute has the highest patient transfer out rate in Afghanistan, but the result and treatment outcome of transferred patients were unknown in 2009. This operational research investigated the characteristics and treatment outcome of all transferred out patients living in Kabul province. We analysed the 1 year TB register of the Institute n 1180 cases and visited 24 health centres to review their TB registers. The results show the transfer out rate was 52.6 . Of the transferred cases, 58.6 were women and 61.8 ...