TABLE 2.
Relationship between morphotype, results of initial CT scan, and treatment outcome
| Parameter | No. (%) of patientsa |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough n = 57 | Smooth n = 43 | ||
| Radiographic features | |||
| Bronchiectasis | 56 (98.2) | 39 (90.7) | 0.211 |
| Tree-in-bud pattern | 18 (31.6) | 12 (27.9) | 0.692 |
| Cavity | 38 (66.7) | 20 (46.5) | 0.043 |
| Radiological improvement | 26 (45.6) | 21 (48.8) | 0.749 |
| Sputum conversion to negativity | 21 (36.8) | 19 (44.2) | 0.458 |
| Treatment effectiveness | 31 (54.4) | 25 (58.1) | 0.708 |
a
Number (percentage) of patients infected with isolates that give rise to rough and smooth colony types versus the disease parameter listed.