TABLE 2.
Treatment characteristics of MDR TB patients with and without MB testinga
| MB testing | From case report to MDR treatment initiation |
From standard treatment initiation to MDR treatment initiation |
To culture conversion |
To culture conversion, AFB smear positive only |
For treatment among patients that completed treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients/ total no. of patients | No. of days (IQ range) | No. of patients | No. of days (IQ range) | No. of patients | No. of days (IQ range) | No. of patients | No. of days (IQ range) | No. of patients | No. of days (IQ range) | |
| Yes | 27/27 | 38 (24-65) | 27/27 | 13 (0-26) | 18/27 | 61.5 (35-105) | 15/27 | 63 (36-143) | 17/27 | 732 (659-787) |
| No | 100/100 | 79 (53.5-120) | 100/100 | 53 (30-84) | 68/100 | 84 (49-128) | 47/100 | 90 (65-141) | 73/100 | 751 (608-818) |
| P value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.2582 | 0.1698 | 0.6063 | |||||
a
IQ, interquartile.