Primary Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Utility of Line Probe Assay for Its Detection in Smear-Positive Sputum Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Table 2

Relationship between diabetes mellitus and sputum smear grade. Higher smear grades were observed in patients who were diabetic. ( value: 0.022).

Diabetes	Smear Grade			Total
	1+	2+	3+
Present	11 (22.4%)	19 (38.8%)	19 (38.8%)	49
Absent	67 (44.4%)	45 (29.8%)	39 (25.8%)	151
Total	78 (39%)	64 (32%)	58 (29%)	200