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Table 3 The differences of time to culture conversion between two groups

From: A highly effective and inexpensive standardized treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a multicenter prospective study in China

 

Newly treated (n = 36)

Retreated (n = 78)

p value

Sputum negative conversion rate at month 2 (n, %)

15 (41.67)

18 (23.08)

0.00

Sputum negative conversion rate at month 3 (n, %)

33 (91.67)

54 (69.23)

0.01

Sputum negative conversion rate at month 6 (n, %)

34 (94.44)

55 (70.51)

0.00

Achieve the standard of stopping medicine at the end of 12 month

26 (72)

25 (32)

0.00