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Table 2 Comparison of treatment regimens between groups

From: APACHE-II score for anti-tuberculosis tolerance in critically ill patients: a retrospective study

Treatment characteristic

Drug withdrawal group (n = 147)

Therapy completion group (n = 173)

P

Isoniazid (H) and rifampicin (R)

0.27

 Neither H nor R used

6 (4.1%)

15 (8.7%)

 

 H used but R not used

48 (32.7%)

54 (31.2%)

 Both H and R used

90 (61.2%)

104 (60.1%)

Use of HRZE regimen

0.84

 HRZE regimen used

90 (61.2%)

104 (60.1%)

 

 Non-HRZE regimen used

57 (38.8%)

69 (39.9%)

Number of drugs used

0.21

  ≤ 2

8 (5.4%)

17 (9.8%)

 

 3

41 (27.9%)

49 (28.3%)

 4

57 (38.8%)

73 (42.2%)

 5–6

41 (27.9%)

34 (19.7%)

  1. Data are presented as n (%). HRZE: isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), pyrazinamide (Z) and ethambutol (E)