Table 2 Severity of pulmonary damage between M. tuberculosis Beijing strain and M. bovis BCG strain
Variables | n | MTBC species | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. tuberculosis Beijing strain, n (%) | M. bovis BCG strain, n (%) | |||||
NICE score | ||||||
Nodule | 4.85 | 0.72–32.87 | 0.088 | |||
Yes | 19 | 17 (89.5) | 2 (10.5) | |||
No | 11 | 7 (63.7) | 4 (36.4) | |||
Infiltrate/consolidation | NA | NA | NA | |||
Yes | 30 | 24 (80.0) | 6 (20.0) | |||
No | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Cavitas | NA | NA | 0.283 | |||
Yes | 4 | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
No | 26 | 20 (76.9) | 6 (23.1) | |||
Ectasis | 10.00 | 1.34–74.51 | 0.013 | |||
Yes | 22 | 20 (90.0) | 2 (9.15) | |||
No | 8 | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | |||
Severity of lung damage | 7.60 | 1.07–54.09 | 0.028 | |||
Mild | 9 | 5 (9.5) | 4 (55.6) | |||
Severe | 21 | 19 (90.5) | 2 (44.4) | |||