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. 2017 Aug 24;61(9):e00511-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00511-17

TABLE 4.

Correlation of treatment outcome at 6 and 12 months of follow-up and PZA susceptibilitya

Treatment outcome PZAs
PZAr
No. (%) of participants 95% CI No. (%) of participants 95% CI
Smear conversion
    Yes (n = 121) 67 (98.5) 92.1–99.7 54 (96.4) 87.9–99.0
    No (n = 3) 1 (1.5) 0.3–7.9 2 (3.6) 1.0–12.1
Culture conversion
    Yes (n = 108) 60 (88.2) 78.5–93.9 48 (87.3) 76.0–93.7
    No (n = 15) 8 (11.8) 6.1–21.5 7 (12.7) 6.3–24.0
Smear conversion at the following times (mo) after end of treatment:
    1–2 37 (55.3) 43.4–66.5 26 (48.1) 35.4–61.1
    3–4 22 (32.8) 22.8–44.7 21 (38.9) 27.04–52.2
    5–6 7 (10.4) 5.2–20.0 5 (9.3) 4.0–19.9
    7–12 1 (1.5) 0.3–8.0 2 (3.7) 1.0–12.5
Culture conversion at the following times (mo) after end of treatment:
    1–2 33 (55) 42.5–66.9 23 (47.9) 34.5–61.7
    3–4 23 (38.3) 27.1–51.0 20 (41.7) 28.8–55.7
    5–6 3 (5.0) 1.7–13.7 3 (6.3) 2.1–16.8
    7–12 1 (1.7) 0.3–8.8 2 (4.1) 1.1–14.0
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Data are for 124 participants.