Table 2 Prevalence of multiple infections with M. tuberculosis and comparison between patients with multiple versus single strain infections
Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, N = 113 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Multiple strain infection, % (95% CI), 7.08% (2.35-11.81) | |||
| Â | Multiple strains, n = 8 | Single strain, n = 105 | p value |
Baseline data | Â | Â | Â |
Age (median, years) | 34.5 | 25 | 0.0745 |
Sex (% female) | 50 | 51.89 | 0.8965 |
Body Mass Index (mean) | 20.73 | 19.17 | 0.1764 |
HIV Positive (%) | 37.5 | 12.62 | 0.0494 |
Sputum Smear Positive (%) | 100 | 84.62 | 0.2169 |
Sputum Smear Grade (mean) | 3.12 | 2.82 | 0.5511 |
Multidrug Resistance, n | 0 | 1 | 0.8137 |
Culture positive after 2 months (%) | 25.00 | 25.74 | 0.95 |
Culture positive after 5 months (%) | 0 | 4.54 | 0.5379 |
Chest X-ray 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Grade 0 (%) | 25 | 8 | 0.1482 |
Grade 1 (%) | 0 | 16 | Â |
Grade 2 (%) | 0 | 25 | Â |
Grade 3 (%) | 63 | 41 | 0.2813 |
Co-morbidities | Â | Â | Â |
Respiratory tract infections (%) | 88 | 53 | 0.0607 |
Malaria (%) | 25 | 29 | 0.8289 |
Candidiasis (%) | 25 | 6 | 0.0404 |
Anemia (%) | 13 | 2 | 0.0723 |
PUD (%) | 13 | 1 | 0.0170 |
Drug resistance profiles | Â | Â | Â |
INH (%) | 25 | 4 | 0.0573 |
RMP (%) | 0 | 1 | Â |
EMB (%) | 0 | 0 | Â |
PZA (%) | 0 | 0 | Â |
STM (%) | 0 | 2 | Â |