Table 1.

Patient and Isolate Characteristics (N = 171)

CovariateTotal No.Patients With Characteristic
No.(%)
Prior treatment
 Received ≤2 previous regimens17140(23.4)
Demographics
 Female sex17169(40.4)
 Age, y, mean (SD)a17130.1(11.3)
Disease severity
 Cavitary or bilateral disease16593(56.4)
 Low BMI or malnutritionb15165(43.0)
 Anemiac15381(52.9)
 Tachycardia16559(35.8)
 Respiratory distressd167123(73.7)
 Extrapulmonary TB17113(7.6)
 History of prior lung resection1705(2.9)
 No. of resistant agents, mean (SD)a,e1716.4(1.8)
Comorbidities
 At least 1 comorbidityf16458(35.4)
 HIV1713(1.8)
Drug susceptibility testing
 Ciprofloxacin resistantg17192(54.1)
 Levofloxacin resistant13346(35.1)
Minimum inhibitory concentration, mg/L
 Moxifloxacin >0.511240(35.7)
 Moxifloxacin >211216(14.3)
gyr mutations
 Mutations associated with intermediate moxifloxacin MICsh17120(11.7)
 Mutations associated with high moxifloxacin MICsi17124(14.0)
CovariateTotal No.Patients With Characteristic
No.(%)
Prior treatment
 Received ≤2 previous regimens17140(23.4)
Demographics
 Female sex17169(40.4)
 Age, y, mean (SD)a17130.1(11.3)
Disease severity
 Cavitary or bilateral disease16593(56.4)
 Low BMI or malnutritionb15165(43.0)
 Anemiac15381(52.9)
 Tachycardia16559(35.8)
 Respiratory distressd167123(73.7)
 Extrapulmonary TB17113(7.6)
 History of prior lung resection1705(2.9)
 No. of resistant agents, mean (SD)a,e1716.4(1.8)
Comorbidities
 At least 1 comorbidityf16458(35.4)
 HIV1713(1.8)
Drug susceptibility testing
 Ciprofloxacin resistantg17192(54.1)
 Levofloxacin resistant13346(35.1)
Minimum inhibitory concentration, mg/L
 Moxifloxacin >0.511240(35.7)
 Moxifloxacin >211216(14.3)
gyr mutations
 Mutations associated with intermediate moxifloxacin MICsh17120(11.7)
 Mutations associated with high moxifloxacin MICsi17124(14.0)

Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; SD, standard deviation; TB, tuberculosis.

aContinuous variable.

bLess than 18.5 kg/m2 in women, <20 kg/m2 in men; or malnutrition diagnosed clinically.

cHematocrit less than or equal to 30% in women, ≤36% in men; when missing, also used hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL in women and ≤12 g/dL in men.

dDyspnea or resting respiratory rate >26 breaths/minute.

eResistance to the following 12 drugs or drug classes was tested: isoniazid, ethionamide, rifamycins (rifampicin with or without rifabutin), ethambutol, pyrazinamide, streptomycin, injectables (capreomycin, kanamycin ± amikacin), fluorquinolones (ciprofloxacin ± levofloxacin, gatifloxacin or moxifloxacin), para-aminosalacylic acid, cycloserine, clarithromycin, augmentin.

fIncludes the following: diabetes, hepatitis or cirrhosis, epilepsy/seizures, cardiovascular disease, renal insufficiency, psychiatric disorder, ever smoker, substance abuse including alcohol.

gIn 2001, the ciprofloxacin critical concentration was decreased from 2 mg/L to 1 mg/L.

hgyrA A90V or gyrA D94A.

igyrA D94G, gyrA D94N, gyrA D94Y, gyrA D89N, gyrA S91P, gyrB T539A, gyrB N538D, gyrB E540D.

Table 1.

Patient and Isolate Characteristics (N = 171)

CovariateTotal No.Patients With Characteristic
No.(%)
Prior treatment
 Received ≤2 previous regimens17140(23.4)
Demographics
 Female sex17169(40.4)
 Age, y, mean (SD)a17130.1(11.3)
Disease severity
 Cavitary or bilateral disease16593(56.4)
 Low BMI or malnutritionb15165(43.0)
 Anemiac15381(52.9)
 Tachycardia16559(35.8)
 Respiratory distressd167123(73.7)
 Extrapulmonary TB17113(7.6)
 History of prior lung resection1705(2.9)
 No. of resistant agents, mean (SD)a,e1716.4(1.8)
Comorbidities
 At least 1 comorbidityf16458(35.4)
 HIV1713(1.8)
Drug susceptibility testing
 Ciprofloxacin resistantg17192(54.1)
 Levofloxacin resistant13346(35.1)
Minimum inhibitory concentration, mg/L
 Moxifloxacin >0.511240(35.7)
 Moxifloxacin >211216(14.3)
gyr mutations
 Mutations associated with intermediate moxifloxacin MICsh17120(11.7)
 Mutations associated with high moxifloxacin MICsi17124(14.0)
CovariateTotal No.Patients With Characteristic
No.(%)
Prior treatment
 Received ≤2 previous regimens17140(23.4)
Demographics
 Female sex17169(40.4)
 Age, y, mean (SD)a17130.1(11.3)
Disease severity
 Cavitary or bilateral disease16593(56.4)
 Low BMI or malnutritionb15165(43.0)
 Anemiac15381(52.9)
 Tachycardia16559(35.8)
 Respiratory distressd167123(73.7)
 Extrapulmonary TB17113(7.6)
 History of prior lung resection1705(2.9)
 No. of resistant agents, mean (SD)a,e1716.4(1.8)
Comorbidities
 At least 1 comorbidityf16458(35.4)
 HIV1713(1.8)
Drug susceptibility testing
 Ciprofloxacin resistantg17192(54.1)
 Levofloxacin resistant13346(35.1)
Minimum inhibitory concentration, mg/L
 Moxifloxacin >0.511240(35.7)
 Moxifloxacin >211216(14.3)
gyr mutations
 Mutations associated with intermediate moxifloxacin MICsh17120(11.7)
 Mutations associated with high moxifloxacin MICsi17124(14.0)

Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; SD, standard deviation; TB, tuberculosis.

aContinuous variable.

bLess than 18.5 kg/m2 in women, <20 kg/m2 in men; or malnutrition diagnosed clinically.

cHematocrit less than or equal to 30% in women, ≤36% in men; when missing, also used hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL in women and ≤12 g/dL in men.

dDyspnea or resting respiratory rate >26 breaths/minute.

eResistance to the following 12 drugs or drug classes was tested: isoniazid, ethionamide, rifamycins (rifampicin with or without rifabutin), ethambutol, pyrazinamide, streptomycin, injectables (capreomycin, kanamycin ± amikacin), fluorquinolones (ciprofloxacin ± levofloxacin, gatifloxacin or moxifloxacin), para-aminosalacylic acid, cycloserine, clarithromycin, augmentin.

fIncludes the following: diabetes, hepatitis or cirrhosis, epilepsy/seizures, cardiovascular disease, renal insufficiency, psychiatric disorder, ever smoker, substance abuse including alcohol.

gIn 2001, the ciprofloxacin critical concentration was decreased from 2 mg/L to 1 mg/L.

hgyrA A90V or gyrA D94A.

igyrA D94G, gyrA D94N, gyrA D94Y, gyrA D89N, gyrA S91P, gyrB T539A, gyrB N538D, gyrB E540D.

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