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Table 1 Distribution of pulmonary tuberculosis patients per city according to the type of treatment from October 2009 to September 2010

From: Effectiveness of RHZE-FDC (fixed-dose combination) compared to RH-FDC + Z for tuberculosis treatment in Brazil: a cohort study

City

FDC-RHZE

RH-FDC + Z

Total

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

Goiania

120

41.5

169

58.5

289

100.0

Manaus

1181

75.1

391

24.9

1572

100.0

Porto Alegre

859

54.3

724

45.7

1583

100.0

Rio de Janeiro

205

4.0

4942

96.0

5147

100.0

Salvador

1372

54.4

1148

45.6

2520

100.0

Total

3737

33.6

7374

66.4

11111

100.0

  1. FDC = fixed-dose combination; R = rifampin; H = isoniazid; Z = pyrazinamide; E = ethambutol.