TABLE 3.
Discordant and reverse discordant isolates by antibiotic and study site
| Antibiotic and discordancea | No. (%) of isolatesb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | MD | PH | SA | |
| RIF | ||||
| Discordant isolates | 4 (4.3) | 3 (3.7) | 6 (6.2) | 3 (3.3) |
| Total resistant isolates | 92 (100.0) | 81 (100.0) | 97 (100.0) | 92 (100.0) |
| Reverse discordant isolates | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 4 (15.4) | 0 |
| Total sensitive isolates | 4 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 26 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) |
| INH | ||||
| Discordant isolates | 9 (9.8) | 0 | 17 (16.7) | 3 (3.2) |
| Total resistant isolates | 92 (100.0) | 81 (100.0) | 102 (100.0) | 93 (100.0) |
| Reverse discordant isolates | 4 (100.0) | 1 (14.3) | 7 (33.3) | 0 |
| Total sensitive isolates | 4 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) |
| FQL | ||||
| Discordant isolates | 10 (10.9) | 19 (28.4) | 19 (42.2) | 7 (8.0) |
| Total resistant isolates | 92 (100.0) | 67 (100.0) | 45 (100.0) | 88 (100.0) |
| Reverse discordant isolates | 0 | 8 (38.1) | 2 (4.0) | 0 |
| Total sensitive isolates | 4 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | 50 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) |
| AMI | ||||
| Discordant isolates | 19 (20.7) | 5 (10.9) | 5 (20.8) | 8 (8.6) |
| Total resistant isolates | 92 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 24 (100.0) | 93 (100.0) |
| Reverse discordant isolates | 0 | 25 (59.5) | 1 (1.0) | 0 |
| Total sensitive isolates | 4 (100.0) | 42 (100.0) | 99 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) |
a
Resistance and sensitivity were determined by DST. RIF, rifampin; INH, isoniazid; FQL, fluoroquinolones; AMI, aminoglycosides.
b
IN, India; MD, Moldova; PH, Philippines; SA, South Africa.