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. 2020 Jan 21;17(1):e1003008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003008

Table 2. Prevalence of resistance to levofloxacin and pyrazinamide among new and previously treated isoniazid-resistant, rifampicin-susceptible TB (Hr-TB) cases.

Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus (city of Minsk) Pakistan Philippines South Africa (Gauteng) South Africa (KwaZulu Natal)
Levofloxacin 1.5 mg/L
New 0/60, 0% 0/37, 0% 1/19, 5.3% 13/112, 11.6% 0/165, 0% 0/39, 0% 0/19, 0%
(0%–6.0%) (0%–9.5%) (0.1%–26.0%) (6.3%–19.0%) (0%–2.2%) (0%–9.0%) (0%–17.6%)
Previously treated 2/44, 4.5% 0/10, 0% 1/2, 50% 4/14, 28.6% 0/29, 0% 0/10, 0% 0/14, 0%
(0.6%–15.5%) (0%–30.8%) (1.3%–98.7%) (8.4%–58.1%) (0%–11.9%) (0%–30.8%) (0%–23.2%)
Pyrazinamide (pncA sequencing)
New 3/62, 4.8% 0/38, 0% 1/20, 5.0% 1/111, 0.9% 2/111, 1.8% 0/37, 0% 0/19, 0%
(1.0%–13.5%) (0%–9.3%) (0.1%–24.9%) (0%–4.9%) (0.2%–6.4%) (0%–9.5%) (0%–17.6%)
Previously treated 3/43, 7.0% 0/10, 0% 1/3, 33.3% 0/13, 0% 1/9, 11.1% 0/10, 0% 0/14, 0%
(1.5%–19.1%) (0%–30.8%) (0.8%–90.6%) (0%–24.7%) (0.3%–48.2%) (0%–30.8%) (0%–23.2%)
Any resistance to levofloxacin 1.5 mg/L or pyrazinamide (pncA sequencing)
New 3/60, 5.0% 0/37, 0% 1/19, 5.3% 14/111, 12.6% 2/110, 1.8% 0/35, 0% 0/19, 0%
(1.0%–13.9%) (0%–9.5%) (0.1%–26.0%) (7.0%–20.3%) (0.2%–6.4%) (0%–10.0%) (0%–17.6%)
Previously treated 3/43, 7.0% 0/10, 0% 1/2, 50% 4/13, 30.8% 1/9, 11.1% 0/10, 0% 0/14, 0%
(1.5%–19.1%) (0%–30.8%) (1.3%–98.7%) (9.1%–61.4%) (0.3%–48.2%) (0%–30.8%) (0%–23.2%)
Combined resistance to levofloxacin 1.5 mg/L and pyrazinamide (pncA sequencing)
New 0/60, 0% 0/37, 0% 1/19, 5.3% 0/111, 0% 0/110, 0% 0/35, 0% 0/19, 0%
(0%–6.0%) (0%–9.5%) (0.1%–26.0%) (0%–3.3%) (0%–3.3%) (0%–10.0%) (0%–17.6%)
Previously treated 1/43, 2.3% 0/10, 0% 1/2, 50.0% 0/13, 0% 0/9, 0% 0/10, 0% 0/14, 0%
(0.1%–12.3%) (0%–30.8%) (1.3%–98.7%) (0%–24.7%) (0%–33.6%) (0%–30.8%) (0%–23.2%)

Data shown are number of patients resistant divided by number tested, proportion resistant (%) (95% confidence interval).

Abbreviations: Hr-TB, isoniazid-resistant, rifampicin-susceptible TB; TB, tuberculosis