Delayed isolation of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a Japanese acute care hospital

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 2 Associated factors with delayed isolation among patients with smear positive tuberculosis

Variable	Adjusted HR	95% CI for HR	P value
Male gender	0.47	(0.249 to 0.888)	0.020*
Appetite loss	0.63	(0.351 to 1.133)	0.123
Absence of chronic cough	0.52	(0.279 to 0.948)	0.033*
Preceding newer quinolone antibiotics	0.50	(0.190 to 1.290)	0.150
Non-cavitary lesion on the chest radiograph	0.46	(0.233 to 0.922)	0.028*
Non-upper zone lesion on the chest radiograph	0.64	(0.367 to 1.124)	0.120
Non-disseminated lesion on the chest radiograph	0.82	(0.479 to 1.404)	0.470

Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model including all factors p < 0.05 in univariate analysis
HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, CRP C-reactive protein
*p < 0.05

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