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Table 2 Type of tuberculosis and drug resistance

From: Clinical characteristics of active tuberculosis with pulmonary thromboembolism

Variable

ATB with PTE n = 43

ATB without PTE

n = 60

p-value

Type of tuberculosis, n (%)

 Secondary pulmonary tuberculosis

35 (81.4%)

60 (100%)

0.001

 Tuberculous pleurisy

6 (14%)

15 (25%)

0.170

 Blood-disseminated tuberculosis

1 (2.3%)

0 (0%)

0.235

 Abdomen tuberculosis

1 (2.3%)

1 (2.3%)

0.811

 Urinary tuberulosis

1 (2.3%)

0 (0%)

0.235

 Tubercular meningitis

1 (2.3%)

0 (0%)

0.235

 Bone tuberculosis

1 (2.3%)

0 (0%)

0.235

 Drug resistance, n (%)

4 (9.3%)

7 (11.7%)

0.758

 X-pert, n (%)a

15 (75.0%)

29 (65.9%)

0.467

 Hain, n (%)b

9 (64.3%)

7 (46.7%)

0.462

 With Rifampicin, n (%)

3 (7.0%)

6 (10.0%)

0.753

  1. aX-pert data were available for 20/43 (ATB with PTE),44/60 (ATB)
  2. bHain data were available for 14/43 (ATB with PTE),15/60 (ATB)
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