Table 3.
Association between initial resistance to fluoroquinolone and programmatically unfavorable outcomes.
| Programmatically Unfavorable n (%) | Total Tested | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh [7] | ||||
| FLQ susceptible | 59 (13.4) | 439 | 1 | |
| FLQ high-level resistance | 15 (51.7) | 29 | 6.9 (3.2–15.0) | |
| West/Central Africa [12,21] # | ||||
| FLQ susceptible | 112 (19.6) | 571 | 1 | |
| FLQ resistance | 12 (44.4) | 27 | 3.31 (1.5–7.2) | |
| Niger [10,22] | ||||
| FLQ susceptible | 32 (15.0) | 214 | 1 | |
| FLQ resistant | 9 (69.2) | 13 | 12.8 (3.7–44.1) | |
n = Number. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; FLQ = fluoroquinolone. # Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, CAR, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Rwanda, Niger.