Research Article

Drug Resistance Pattern of MTB Isolates from PTB Patients

Table 1

Sensitivity pattern of MTB to four antitubercular (ATT) drugs.

Name of the drugNo. of sensitive strains (%)No. of resistant strains (%)

Isoniazid (INH)86 (68.8)39 (31.2)
Rifampicin (RIF)90 (72)35 (28)
Ethambutol (EMB)103 (82.4)22 (17.6)
Streptomycin (SM)98 (78.4)27 (21.6)
Resistance to any drugā€”72 (57.6)