translate English to French: In order to report treatment outcome as "cure", there must be a negative culture at the completion of treatment.* If sputum cannot be obtained at that time, treatment outcome is reported as "treatment completed."
Environ 80 % des cas de TB pulmonaire sensible aux médicaments qui entreprennent un traitement associant quatre médicaments auront alors obtenu un résultat négatif à la culture des expectorations9. Si la culture demeure positive, on la répétera après 4 mois de traitement.