Research Article

Longitudinal Analysis of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang, China

Table 2

Proportion of RMR-TB among RR-TB patients from 1998 to 2013.

YearOverall percentage of RMR-TBRMR-TB in new RR-TB caseRMR-TB in previously treated RR-TB casesRMR-TB in male RR-TB casesRMR-TB in female RR-TB cases
% (CI 95%)% (CI 95%)%(CI 95%)%(CI 95%)%(CI 95%)

199818.1 (11.1–25.1)25.5 (13.5–37.5)12.3 (4.3–20.3)18.5 (10.1–27.0)17.1 (4.7–29.6)
200311.7 (5.2–18.2)17.1 (5.6–28.6)7.5 (0.4–14.6)10.4 (3.1–17.8)14.8 (1.4–28.2)
200813.3 (5.6–21.0)18.6 (7.0–30.2)6.3 (-2.1–14.7)14.5 (5.2–23.9)10.0 (-3.1–23.1)
201314.9 (6.8–23.0)18.2 (6.8–29.6)10.0 (-0.7–20.7)14.3 (4.5–24.1)16.0 (1.6–30.4)
Total14.8 (11.1–18.5)20.1 (14.2–26.0)9.4 (5.1–13.7)14.7 (10.3–19.1)15.0 (8.2–21.7)

RMR-TB: rifampicin mono-resistant tuberculosis; RR-TB: rifampicin resistant tuberculosis.