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Table 2 The association of radiographic manifestations and baseline smear and culture positivity in all the mITT population of the STREAM stage 1 trial and stratified by HIV status

From: Radiographic characteristics of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in the STREAM stage 1 trial and their influence on time to culture conversion in the short regimen

 

Total

N (Col %)

Extent of opacity

Cavitation

Nil/minimal/moderate

N (Col %)

Far advanced

N (Col %)

P value1

No

N (Col %)

Yes

N (Col %)

P value1

HIV positive participants

 Participants

N = 118

N = 71

N = 47

-

N = 23

N = 95

-

 Smear

  Negative/scanty/1+

44 (37)

30 (42)

14 (30)

0.358

16 (70)

28 (29)

0.002

  2+

21 (18)

11 (15)

10 (21)

2 (9)

19 (20)

  3+

53 (45)

30 (42)

23 (49)

5 (22)

48 (51)

 Culture

  Negative/1–9/1+

28 (24)

15 (21)

13 (28)

0.292

10 (43)

18 (19)

0.023

  2+

40 (34)

28 (39)

12 (26)

8 (35)

32 (34)

  3+

50 (42)

28 (39)

22 (47)

5 (22)

45 (47)

HIV negative participants

 Participants

N = 246

N = 169

N = 77

-

N = 60

N = 186

-

 Smear

  Negative/scanty/1+

73 (30)

51 (30)

22 (29)

0.364

22 (37)

51 (27)

0.003

  2+

67 (27)

50 (30)

17 (22)

23 (38)

44 (24)

  3+

106 (43)

68 (40)

38 (49)

15 (25)

91 (49)

 Culture

  Negative/1–9/1+

55 (22)

38 (22)

17 (22)

0.031

18 (30)

37 (20)

0.043

  2+

55 (22)

30 (18)

25 (32)

17 (28)

38 (20)

  3+

136 (55)

101 (60)

35 (45)

25 (42)

111 (60)

  1. 1Fisher’s exact test