Factors Influencing Sputum Conversion among Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Morocco

Table 2

TB features.

Characteristics	All patients (𝑛 = 119)	𝑃 value
New cases, 𝑛 (%) yes/no	100 (84)/19 (16)	0.005
Radiological involvement, 𝑛 (%) unilateral/bilateral	50 (42)/68 (57.1)	0.56
Cavitation, 𝑛 (%) yes/no	42 (35.3)/76 (63.9)	0.06
Nodules and micronodules, 𝑛 (%) yes/no	101 (84.9)/17 (14.3)	0.01
Infiltrate, 𝑛 (%) yes/no	103 (86.5)/15 (12.6)	0.03
Smear grading, 𝑛 (%)
1–9 AFB/100 fields (1+)	8 (6.7)
1–9 AFB/10 fields (2+)	19 (16)	0.02
1–9 AFB/field (3+)	37 (31.1)
>9 AFB/field (4+)	55 (46.2)