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Table 2 Frequency of moderate-to-severe adverse events by HIV infection status

From: Occurrence and clinical management of moderate-to-severe adverse events during drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment: a retrospective cohort study

 

Frequency of moderate-to-severe adverse events

Adverse events

HIV infected

HIV uninfected

Tinnitus

9

6

Joint pain

7

0

Decreased hearing

8

4

Nausea

5

1

Headache

3

1

Fatigue

5

1

Abdominal pain

5

1

Dizziness

3

0

Rash

3

0

Vomiting

3

0

Diarrhea

2

1

Neuropathy

2

1

Fever

0

0

Vision changes

0

2

Depression

1

0

Psychosis

1

1

Tremors

1

1

Constipation

0

0

Total number of adverse events

58

20

Median number of adverse events

3

1

  1. Difference in median (3–1) = 2. p = 0.01 (Mann–Whitney/Wilcoxon Two-Sample Test).