Gender differences in treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients in Taiwan: a prospective observational study J.-Y. Feng, S.-F. Huang, W.-Y. Ting, Y.-C.

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Gender differences in treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients in Taiwan: a prospective observational study J.-Y. Feng, S.-F. Huang, W.-Y. Ting, Y.-C. Chen, Y.-Y. Lin, R.-M. Huang, C.-H. Lin, J.-J. Hwang, J.-J. Lee, M.-C. Yu, K.-W. Yu, Y.-C. Lee, W.-J. Su Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 18, Issue 9, Pages E331-E337 (September 2012) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03931.x Copyright © 2012 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 Male ratios among tuberculosis patients, stratified by age-group. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2012 18, E331-E337DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03931.x) Copyright © 2012 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curves of tuberculosis patients stratified by gender. Significance was tested using the log-rank test. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2012 18, E331-E337DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03931.x) Copyright © 2012 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions