Research Article

Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Second-Line Drugs Resistance among Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Southwest of China

Table 3

Patterns of drug resistance to second- drugs among 156  isolates from Southwest of China.

PatternsNumber of isolates ()Number (%)

Monoresistant4327.56
 OFX3421.79
 KAN10.64
 PTO21.28
 PAS63.85
Multiresistant3824.36
 OFX + KAN31.92
 OFX + KAN + AMK21.28
 OFX + KAN + CAP10.64
 OFX + KAN + PAS10.64
 OFX + KAN + CAP + AMK42.56
 OFX + KAN + PTO + AMK10.64
 OFX + KAN + PTO + PAS + AMK10.64
 OFX + KAN + CAP + PAS + AMK53.21
 OFX + KAN + CAP + PTO + PAS + AMK10.64
 OFX + AMK10.64
 OFX + PTO53.21
 OFX + PAS74.49
 KAN + AMK21.28
 KAN + CAP + AMK21.28
 KAN + PTO + AMK10.64
 KAN + PAS10.64
Susceptible7548.08

second-line drugs are as follows: OFX, KAN, AMK, CAP, PTO, or PAS; is defined as Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin.