R and E | R, E and H | Total | |
Patients n | 52 | 54 | 106 |
Outcome unknown | 3 | 4 | 7 (7) |
Alive at 5 yrs | 32 | 21 | 63 (59) |
Deaths | |||
All causes | 17 | 19 | 36 (34) |
M. malmoense | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) |
Failures of treatment and relapses | 6 | 5* | 11* (10) |
Completed treatment allocated and alive and cured after 5 yrs | 20 | 24 | 44 (42) |
Data presented as n or n (%)
R: rifampicin
E: ethambutol
H: isoniazid
*: one patient died