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Of 142 included patients, 77 (54%) were males, the mean (\u00b1standard deviation) age was 40 \u00b1 16 years, and 68 (48%) were laboratory-confirmed. A total of 136 (96%) patients were hospitalized during the intensive phase, and 12 (8%) had hospital admissions during the continuation phase of treatment. The median length of stay (LOS) during treatment was 56 days (Interquartile range: 56\u201358 days). LOS was associated with history of migration (adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR): 0.46, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.32\u20130.69, p &lt; 0.001); UGTB-related surgery (aIRR: 1.18, 95% CI: 1.01\u20131.38, p = 0.045); and hepatitis B comorbidity (aIRR: 3.18, 95% CI: 1.98\u20135.39, p &lt; 0.001). The treatment success was 94% and it was not associated with the LOS. Hospitalization was almost universal among patients with UGTB in Uzbekistan. 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