Bivariate and multivariable analyses of patient characteristics associated with cumulative risk of poor treatment outcome among adult pulmonary MDR-TB patients in Georgia 2009–2011.

Table 4. Abbreviations: MDR-multidrug-resistant; cRR-crude risk ratio; aRR-adjusted risk ratio; AFB-acid fast bacilli; Bold indicates statistically significant, two sided p-value APoor treatment outcome was defined as failed, defaulted, died, or transferred.BVariables in the adjusted model included all those with reported aRR estimates except Failure to convert culture.CMissing values were coded as no, none, or negative.DAll patients were pulmonary, extra-pulmonary includes those with both pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB.EAdjusted estimate obtained from a separate model for aRR due to 60 patients with treatment outcome who were missing culture conversion status.FCategories created by tertiles of conversion time.