Research Article

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

Table 4

The effect of age on the Pre-XDR/XDR isolates from Southwest of China.

AgeNumber (%) of isolates ()Number (%) of Pre-XDR/XDR isolates ()OR (95% CI)

2929 (18.6)15 (20.5)
30~3933 (21.2)18 (24.7)0.893 (0.328–2.427)0.824
40~4940 (25.6)17 (23.3)1.450 (0.554–3.790)0.446
50~5925 (16.0)14 (19.2)0.842 (0.288–2.465)0.753
60~6921 (13.5)4 (5.5)4.554 (1.228–16.881)
≧708 (5.1)5 (6.8)0.643 (0.128–3.203)0.588

value from Fisher’s exact test.