Table 2. Multidrug-Resistance Pulmonary Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Score.
Variable | Regression Coefficients (95% BCa CI) | Points |
Risk factors | ||
History of tuberculosis* | 2·78 (1·98 to 3·49) | 3 |
MDR-TB contact, family | 1·27 (0·34 to 2·15) | 2 |
Physical exam | ||
Abnormal lung exam | −0·82 (−1·57 to −0·12) | −1 |
Chest radiograph pattern | ||
Cavitary | 0·93 (0·14 to 1·66) | 1 |
BCa = Bias-Corrected and accelerated, CI: confidence interval.
*Failed therapy or early relapse within 12 months.