Table 1.
Susceptibility testing results obtained with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and the agar proportion method
| Drug | No of isolates | Both S | Both R | MGIT 960 R, proportion S | MGIT 960 S, proportion R | Agreement (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR |
343 |
74 |
138 |
124 |
7 |
61 |
| EMB |
343 |
110 |
43 |
186 |
4 |
44 |
| OFX |
205 |
171 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
89 |
| KAN | 205 | 178 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 89 |
S = Susceptible; R = Resistant, STR = Streptomycin, EMB = Ethambutol, OFX = Ofloxacin, KAN = Kanamycin.