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Table 5 Factors associated with treatment success in the patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease

From: The influence of environmental exposure on the response to antimicrobial treatment in pulmonary Mycobacterial avium complex disease

Variable

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

High soil exposure

Reference

   

Low soil exposure

13.13 (3.27-88.87)

<0.0001

13.46 (3.24-93.43)

0.0001

Positive smear

Reference

   

Negative smear

2.86 (1.09-7.87)

0.03

2.97 (1.02-9.13)

0.047

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Low soil exposure is defined as no exposure or less than 2 hours per week after the start of treatment.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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