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Table 2 Characteristics of patients

From: Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antibiotics in Lao PDR: first multicentric study conducted in 3 hospitals

 

Total

Mahosot

Thakhek

Luang Prabang

p

87

34 (39%)

31 (36%)

22 (25%)

Gender

    

0.8

  Male

50

21 (42)

17 (34)

12 (24)

  Female

37

13 (35.2)

14 (37.8)

10 (27)

Average age (IC95%)

48 (45-52)

52 (45-59)

46 (41-51)

46 (38-55)

 

Age groups

    

0.06

  • ≥15-25< years

7

3 (42.9)

1 (14.2)

3 (42.9)

  • ≥25-55≤ years

48

14 (29.2)

23 (47.9)

11 (22.9)

  • > 55 years

32

17 (53.2)

7 (21.9)

8 (25)

TB history

    

<0.4

  Never treated or <1 months

74

27 (36.5)

28 (37.8)

19 (25.7)

  Previously treated or ≥ 1 months

13

7 (53.8)

3 (23.1)

3 (23.1

HIV status

    

0.1

  Positive

0

-

-

-

  Negative

5

1 (20)

4 (80)

0 (0)

  Unknown

82

33 (40.3)

27 (32.9)

22 (26.8)