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. 2009 Feb 20;4(2):e4520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004520

Figure 2. TB = Tuberculosis, RS-TB = rifampin sensitive M. tuberculosis, RR-TB = rifampin resistant M. tuberculosis.

Figure 2

6 of 12 patients who had rifampin resistant M. tuberculosis at initial tuberculosis diagnosis, re-cultured rifampin resistant M. tuberculosis at clinical deterioration. i.e. 29 new cases of rifampin resistant M. tuberculosis were diagnosed at clinical deterioration, 8 of 73 patients who had rifampin sensitive M. tuberculosis at initial tuberculosis diagnosis cultured rifampin resistant M. tuberculosis at clinical deterioration.