Volume 2, Number 2—April 1996
Dispatch
Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Spain
Table 1
MDRTB patient characteristics
| Variable | Number (n = 48) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 39 | 81.3 |
| Female | 9 | 18.7 |
| Mean age | 34.1 | (6.8)a |
| HIV Status | ||
| Infected | 48 | 100.0 |
| HIV Risk group | ||
| Intravenous drug users | 32 | 66.6 |
| Homosexual | 10 | 20.8 |
| Others | 6 | 12.6 |
| Outcome | ||
| Death | 47 | 95.9 |
| Discharge | 1 | 4.1 |
| Mean survival after MDRTB diagnosis (in days) |
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| aStandard deviation | ||
