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Table 4 Time from diagnosis to treatment initiation (days)

From: The effect of the Xpert MTB/RIF test on the time to MDR-TB treatment initiation in a rural setting: a cohort study in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province

Comparisons

 

Number

IQR (days)

Median

p-value

Time to treatment Initiation (Days)

Culture

143

8–29

14

 

LPA

28

6.5–32.5

14.5

Xpert

114

8–23

15

0.9521

Total

285

8–27

14

LPA

 

28

6.5–32.5

14.5

0.8294

Xpert

 

114

8–23

15

LPA

 

28

6.5–32.5

14.5

0.7148

Culture

 

143

8–29

14

Xpert

 

114

8–23

15

0.9616

Culture

 

143

8–29

14

HIV Positive

 

175

7–27

14

0.5522

HIV Negative

 

110

8–28

15

Age (Years)a

Co-efficient (95% CI)

R-squared

p-value

0.035 (−3.13 3.20)

<0.0001

0.983

  1. aA 10-year increase in age