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Table 2 Characteristics of treatment regimens of the 30 rifampicin monoresistant tuberculosis patients included in the outcome analysis by outcome and for those with extrapulmonary tuberculosis

From: Rifampicin mono-resistant tuberculosis in France: a 2005–2010 retrospective cohort analysis

Treatment characteristic

Total patients (n = 30)

Outcome

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis° n = 10

Recovery (n = 20)

Lost to follow-up (n = 4)

Dead (n = 3)

Relapse (n = 3)

Total duration of treatment

      

 < 6 months

4 (13%)

 

1

21

11

2

 6 to <9 months

2 (7%)

1

 

11

 

0

 9–12 months

13 (44%)

92

2

 

21

7

 13–24 months

11 (37%)

102

1

  

1

Total FQuinolones (no AG)

13 (43%)

7 (35%)

1 (25%)

3(100%)

2 (66%)

6 (60%)

 1–3 months

3

 

1

32

 

2

 4–6 months

1

    

0

 > 6 months

9

7

  

21

4

Total AG (no FQuinolone)

4 (13%)

3 (15%)

1 (25%)

0

0

1 (10%)

 1–3 months

3

2

1

  

1

 > 3 months

1

1

   

0

FQuinolones and AG*

8 (26%)

6 (30%)

1 (25%)

0

1 (33%)

1 (10%)

Duration of AG

      

 1–3 months

6

53

  

11

0

 > 3 months

2

1

1

  

1

Duration of FQuinolones

      

 1–3 months

2

21

   

1

 4–6 months

1

 

1

  

0

 > 6 months

5

41

  

11

0

  1. Numbers in indices indicate the number of HIV co-infected patients for the category, if any.
  2. FQuinolones = any fluoroquinolone, AG = any aminoglycoside.
  3. *Duration of the combination of at least one month.
  4. °: 5 pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis and 5 with only extrapulmonary tuberculosis.