Table 2 Comparison of drug resistance among 1326 new and treated tuberculosis cases in Hangzhou, China, 2015
From: Prevalence and patterns of drug resistance among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Hangzhou, China
Type of TB resistance | All (N = 1326) n, % | New cases (N = 1020) n, % | Treated cases (N = 306) n, % | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resistance to any first-line drugs | 296 (22.3) | 184 (18.0) | 112 (36.6) | 46.8 | < 0.01 |
Isoniazid | 191(14.40) | 102 (10.00) | 89 (29.08) | 69.5 | < 0.01 |
Rifampin | 135 (10.2%) | 57 (5.6) | 78 (25.5) | 102.0 | < 0.01 |
Ethambutol | 38 (2.9) | 15 (1.5) | 23 (7.5) | 30.9 | < 0.01 |
Streptomycin | 177(13.4) | 119 (11.7) | 58 (19.0) | 10.8 | < 0.01 |
Multi-drug resistance (MDR) | 106 (8.0) | 38 (3.8) | 68 (22.2) | 109.5 | < 0.01 |