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)