Table 3 Outcome 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
Outcome* | Overall (n = 78) | C + (n = 39) | C– (n = 39) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Therapeutic success | 56 (71.8) | 25 (64.1) | 31 (79.5) | 0.131 |
Failure | 14 (17.9) | 11 (28.2) | 3 (7.7) | 0.023 |
Loss to follow-up | 7 (9.0) | 3 (7.7) | 4 (10.3) | 1.000 |
Deceased | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | 1.000 |