Table 5. Multidrug resistance patterns in drug-resistant culture positive TB cases with DST results, by country of birth and age group (for cases with available information), Germany 2008–2017, Isoniazid/H, Rifampicin/R, Pyrazinamide/Z, Ethambutol/E, and Streptomycin/S.

Age group: < 15 yr.
Country of birth	Total No. of TB cases	MDR-TB present		HR only	3 drugs	4 drugs	All 5 drugs
		N	%	N	N	N	N
Germany	366	6	1.6%	0	2	2	2
Other	209	8	3.8%	1	1	2	4
Total	575	14	2.4%	1	3	4	6
Age group: 15–39 yr.
	Total No. of TB cases	MDR-TB present		HR only	3 drugs	4 drugs	All 5 drugs
		N	%	N	N	N	N
Germany	1,979	19	1.0%	2	6	3	8
Other	8,323	318	3.8%	27	71	79	141
Total	10,302	337	3.3%	29	77	82	149
Age group: 40–59 yr.
	Total No. of TB cases	MDR-TB present		HR only	3 drugs	4 drugs	All 5 drugs
		N	%	N	N	N	N
Germany	3,449	29	0.8%	5	10	7	7
Other	3,542	122	3.4%	11	36	33	42
Total	6,991	151	2.2%	16	46	40	49
Age group: 60+ yr.
	Total No. of TB cases	MDR-TB present		HR only	3 drugs	4 drugs	All 5 drugs
		N	%	N	N	N	N
Germany	5,174	16	0.3%	3	1	6	6
Other	2,525	30	1.2%	5	12	9	4
Total	7,699	46	0.6%	8	13	15	10
All age groups
	Total No. of TB cases	MDR-TB present		HR only	3 drugs	4 drugs	All 5 drugs
		N	%	N	N	N	N
Germany	10,969	70	0.6%	10	19	18	23
Other	14,600	478	3.3%	44	120	123	191
Total	25,569	548	2.1%	54	139	141	214