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. 2012 Nov 26;91(1):36–45. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.104588

Table 2. Resistance to first-line drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, Belarus, 2010–2011.

Resistance Isolates from new cases (n = 934)
Isolates from previously treated cases (n = 410)
All isolates (n = 1344)
No. % (95% CI) No. % (95% CI) No. % (95% CI)
Any first-line drug 458 49.0 (46.2–51.9) 335 81.7 (78.5–84.5) 793 59.0 (56.7–61.3)
Isoniazid 377 40.4 (37.6–43.2) 319 77.8 (74.4–80.9) 696 51.8 (49.5–54.1)
Rifampicin 307 32.9 (30.3–35.6) 316 77.1 (73.7–80.2) 623 46.4 (44.1–48.7)
MDR-TB 302 32.3 (29.7–35.0) 310 75.6 (72.1–78.8) 612 45.5 (43.2–47.9)
Ethambutol 217 23.2 (20.9–25.7) 227 55.4 (51.5–59.2) 444 33.0 (30.9–35.3)
Streptomycin 421 45.1 (42.3–47.9) 329 80.2 (77.0–83.1) 750 55.8 (53.5–58.1)

CI, confidence interval; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.