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Table 6.

Microbiological resistance per protocol

Microbiological variable	No. samples for analysis (n)^c	Protocol^c		P value	Missing
Microbiological variable	No. samples for analysis (n)^c	A	B	P value	Missing
Initial resistance	69	5/38	1/31	0.213^b	0
Initial rifampicin resistance	46	1/28	0/8	1.0^b	10
Follow-up resistance	42	2/16	5/25	0.685^b	1
Follow-up rifampicin resistance	24	2/11	0/5	1.0^b	8
Overall resistance	69	6/38	5/31	0.969^a	0
Overall rifampicin resistance	47	3/31	0/8	1.0^b	9

^aPearson Chi-square

^bFisher’s exact

^cThe numbers of samples (denominator) indicated in the second column are all the positive cultures on which susceptibility testing was applicable. In the missing cases susceptibility testing was not performed on the prescribed antibiotics. Positive samples per hospital were presented as a fraction of total tested for susceptibility