TABLE 1.
Concordance between MABA with BACTEC 460 system results
| Drug and BACTEC 460 system result | No. of isolates for which
results were concordant/total no. of isolates (% agreement)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Initial test | After retesting | |
| INH | ||
| Susceptible | 16/19 | 17/19 |
| Partially resistant | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| Resistant | 11/11 | 11/11 |
| RMP | ||
| Susceptible | 26/26 | 26/26 |
| Resistant | 9/9 | 9/9 |
| EMB | ||
| Susceptible | 26/31 | 29/31 |
| Partially resistant | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Resistant | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| SM | ||
| Susceptible | 18/18 | 18/18 |
| Partially resistant | 11/13 | 11/13 |
| Resistant | 2/4 | 3/4 |
| Total | 123/140 (87.9) | 131/140 (93.6) |