Table 3 Tuberculosis patients in Tanzania evaluated using rats at APOPO by Mycobacterium bacillary load between children and adults
Children | Adult | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristica | N | n (%) | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
1+ or Scanty by detection rat | 1703 | 86 (5) | 1617 (95) | 2.0 | 1.28–3.03 | 0.002 |
1+ or Scanty by smear at DOT | 1067 | 28 (3) | 1039 (97) | |||
Total | 2770 | 114 | 2656 |