Table 2.
Effectiveness of treatment outcomes for patients infected with MTB Beijing strain 42425.
| Strain 42425, n = 102 | Other Strains, n = 113 | F | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | n | % | n | % | ||
| Cured | 11 | 11% | 25 | 22% | 5.16 | 0.0323 |
| Treatment Completed | 13 | 13% | 38 | 34% | 13.79 | 0.0151 |
| Treatment Failed | 31 | 30% | 18 | 16% | 6.44 | 0.0098 |
| Lost to Follow-up | 13 | 13% | 11 | 10% | 0.49 | 0.4900 |
| Death | 34 | 33% | 21 | 19% | 6.18 | 0.0198 |
| Overall Treatment Effectiveness | 24 | 21% | 63 | 56% | 29.69 | 0.0001 |
* F—Fisher’s angular transformation, p—probability value, n—number of patients, %—percent out of the total number. See text for definitions of treatment outcomes derived from WHO ref. [17].