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Table 4 Effect of acquired drug resistant TB emergence during SCC on treatment failure

From: Later emergence of acquired drug resistance and its effect on treatment outcome in patients treated with Standard Short-Course Chemotherapy for tuberculosis

Time of acquired drug resistance emergence

Total

Treatment success n(%)

Treatment failure n(%)

Univariate analysis

    

OR(95 % CI)

P value

≦2 months

52

44(84.6)

6(11.5)

Reference

<0.001*

3–5 months

10

2(20.0)

7(70.0)

25.7(4.3–153.4)

 
  1. * P value was determined by Fisher’s Exact Test