Table 2 Bacteriological profile of patients with positive sputum smear at the end of the second month of intensive treatment, with positive (C+) or negative (C–) culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Characteristics | Overall (n = 86) | C + (n = 46)* | C– (n = 40)* | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial bacillary load > 2+ | 69 (80.2) | 37 (80.4) | 32 (80.0) | 0.959 |
Bacillary load at 2-month of treatment > 2+ | 12 (14.0) | 7 (15.2) | 5 (12.5) | 0.717 |
Multidrug resistant strain | / | 2 (4.3) | / | / |
Resistance to rifampicin | / | 2 (4.3) | / | / |
Resistance to isoniazid | / | 5 (10.9) | / | / |
Resistance to ethambutol | / | 1 (2.3) | / | / |
Resistance to streptomycin | / | 5 (10.9) | / | / |
Resistance to at least one anti-tuberculosis drugs | 7 (15.2) | / | / |