Table 2.
Drug resistance profiles of M. tuberculosis isolates cultured from sputum specimens of 107 patients with culture and drug susceptibility results
| Resistance | Entire population (N = 107) | HIV-negative (N = 83) | HIV-positive (N = 24) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of drugs to which isolate was resistant, mean | 3.84 | 3.84 | 3.81 | 0.925 |
| Pyrazinamide resistance, no. (%) | 54 (50.5) | 43 (51.8) | 11 (45.8) | 0.605 |
| Ethambutol resistance, no. (%) | 83 (77.6) | 61 (73.5) | 22 (91.7) | 0.060 |
| Streptomycin resistance, no. (%) | 55 (51.4) | 39 (47.0) | 16 (66.7) | 0.089 |
| Ofloxacin resistance, no. (%) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0.567 |
| Ethionamide resistance, no. (%) | 17 (15.9) | 11 (13.3) | 6 (25.0) | 0.168 |