TABLE 1

Drug resistance patterns of the 18 study patients

Drugs by group#ResistantSensitive
Group 1: first-line oral drugs  
 Isoniazid17 (94.4)1 (5.55)
 Rifampicin15 (83.3)3 (16.6)
 Pyrazinamide8 (44.4)8 (44.4)
 Ethambutol11 (61.1)6 (33.3)
 Rifabutin13 (72.2)4 (22.2)
Group 2: injectable agents  
 Streptomycin14 (77.7)4 (22.2)
 Amikacin3 (16.6)14 (77.7)
 Kanamycin3 (16.6)14 (77.7)
 Capreomycin5 (27.7)12 (66.6)
Group 3: fluoroquinolones  
 Moxifloxacin2 (11.1)15 (83.3)
Group 4: oral bacteriostatic second-line agents  
 Protionamide7 (38.8)10 (55.5)
Group 5: agents with unclear role in treatment of drug-resistant TB 
 Linezolid17 (94.4)
 Clarithromycin3 (16.6)7 (38.8)
 Clofamizine8 (44.4)
Other 
 Ertapenem18 (100)
  • Data are presented as n (%). TB: tuberculosis. #: groups defined by the World Health Organization.