Prevalence of Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis among Archived Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Isolates in Zimbabwe

Table 1

MDR patient demographics.

Characteristics	Total 𝑛 (%)	Routine specimens 𝑛 (%)	Study specimens 𝑛 (%)
	86	42 (48.8)	44 (51.2)
Gender
Male	32 (37.2)	14 (33.3)	18 (40.9)
Age
Median (Q1–Q3)	33 (25–40)	35 (31–45)	27.5 (24–35)
1st line resistance profile
H + R only	24 (29.7)	4 (10.5)	20 (45.5)
H + R + E only	5 (6.1)	4 (10.5)	1 (2.3)
H + R + S only	8 (9.8)	5 (13.2)	3 (6.8)
H + R + E + S	45 (54.5)	25 (65.8)	20 (45.5)
TB treatment history
New TB cases	3 (3.5)	—	3 (6.8)
Treatment failure case	33 (38.4)	17 (40.5)	16 (36.4)
TB relapse case	7 (8.1)	4 (9.5)	3 (6.8)
Treatment defaulter	1 (1.2)	—	1 (2.3)

H: isoniazid, R: rifampicin, E: ethambutol, and S: streptomycin.