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Relationship between conversion time to negative and drug resistance patterns
| Assay | Drug resistance | Number of cases | Number converted to negative (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1 month | ≥ 2 months | |||
| Culture | MDR | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.4) |
| Non-MDR | 59 | 47 (79.7) | 12 (20.3) | |
| RT-PCR | MDR | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.4) |
| Non-MDR | 56* | 42 (75.0) | 14 (25.0) | |
Three cases were excluded as culture-positive but mRNA RT-PCR-negative at the time of recruitment.
