Table 3 Prognostic factors associated with treatment failure (univariate analysis)
Variables | Recovery | Failure | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of germs identified | |||
  ≤ 1 | 178 (43.3) | 126 (30.7) | 0.655 |
  > 1 | 64 (15.6) | 43 (10.5) | |
Sex, n (%) | |||
 Female | 99 (24.1) | 89 (21.6) | 0.012 |
 Male | 143 (34.8) | 80 (19.6) | |
Rifampicin dosage | |||
  < 10 mg/kg/day | 11 (2.7) | 16 (3.9) | 0.149 |
 10–20 mg/kg/day | 192 (46.7) | 127 (30.9) | |
  > 20 mg/kg/day | 39 (9.5) | 26 (6.3) | |