MDR TB n=9 | Drug sensitive TB n=17 | p-Value | |
Median (range) | Median (range) | ||
Inpatient total stay (days) | 9 (0, 85) | 0 (0, 58) | 0.09 |
Number outpatient attendances | 20 (11, 38) | 8 (2, 34) | 0.007 |
Number of anti-tuberculosis drugs | 5 (4, 7) | 4 (3,4) | <0.001 |
Duration of treatment (months) | 19 (16, 24) | 6 (6,15) | 0.001 |
Full blood count | 17 (1, 33) | 5 (0, 39) | 0.01 |
Liver function tests | 25 (6, 38) | 7 (1, 37) | 0.001 |
C reactive protein | 19 (0, 31) | 5 (1, 36) | 0.05 |
Sputum Acid Fast Bacilli | 3 (0, 21) | 0 (0, 17) | 0.12 |
x-Ray chest | 6 (1, 9) | 2 (1, 9) | 0.01 |
CT chest | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 3) | 0.47 |