Table 4 Sputum culture conversion in only diabetic patients only matched 1:1 pre and post intervention for age, gender, sputum smear result and chest x-ray findings
| Outcome |
2009-10 N = 26 |
2013-14 N = 26 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to culture conversion (days) | 62 ± 31 | 42 ± 22 | 0.01 |
| 2 months’ culture conversion No. % | 13 (50) | 21 (80) | 0.04 |