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. 2018 Aug 16;8(3):91–94. doi: 10.1556/1886.2018.00001

Table 3.

Prevalence of MDR-TB and rifampicin resistance from 1995 to 2016

Prevalences 1995 [8] 2006 [9] 2016
New cases (n = 320) New cases (n = 320) New cases (n = 995) Previously treated (n = 100)
Rifampicine resistance Not applicable Not applicable 46 (4.6%) (95% CI: 2.4–6.8%) 22 (22%) (95% CI: 13.7–30.3%)
MDR-TB 17 (5.3%) 8 (2.5%) mE*: 3.3% (95% CI: 1.9–4.8%) mE*: 19.2% (95% CI: 10.8–27.6%)
(95% CI: 3.1–8.4%) (95% CI: 1.1–4.9%), ME: 4.5% (95% CI: 2.4–6.7%) ME: 21.2% (95% CI: 13.0–29.4%)

CI: confidence interval; mE : minimum estimation of MDR-TB prevalence; ME: maximum estimation MDR-TB prevalence.