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Table 1 Comparison of drug susceptible and drug resistant cases at baseline

From: High prevalence of childhood multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross sectional study

 

Drug susceptible TB

MDR TB

Rifampicin mono-resistance

INH Resistance with no Rifampicin resistance

Number of children with positive cultures submitted for DST

125

13

2

8

HIV infected

64 (51.2%)

7 (53.8%)

1 (50.0%)

6 (75.0%)

HIV uninfected

42 (33.6%)

6 (46.2%)

1 (50.0%)

2 (25.0%)

HIV unknown

19 (15.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Baseline CD4+ count

351 (126 - 825)

180 (36 - 264)

107

467 (246 - 831)

(median, IQR)

    

Baseline CD4 percentage (median, IQR)

17.2 (8.2 - 23.0)

14.2 (2.2 - 23.2)

5.3

28.2 (14.6 - 40.4)

Baseline log HIV Viral load (median, IQR)

4.49 (2.34 - 5.26)

5.19 (4.11 - 5.52)

4.67

3.17 (1.40 - 4.66)

Age months

24 (12 - 72)

25 (5 - 84)

78 (48 - 108)

60 (7 - 114)

(median, IQR)

    

Weight for age z-score

Not available

-2.8 (-3.5- -0.5)

-2.2 (-3.1- -1.3)

-2.0(-4.8- -0.2)

(median, range)