Table 4 First line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance pattern in the Centre and West regions of Cameroon
Resistance to: | Drug(s) | Region | Number of resistant cases in region | % in patients of region: N = 74 for Centre and 75 for West | Total % in patients of both regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One drug | INH | Centre | 2 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
West | 2 | 2.66 | |||
RIF | Centre | 1 | 1.35 | 0.67 | |
West | 0 | 0 | |||
SM | Centre | 1 | 1.35 | 2.68 | |
West | 3 | 4.00 | |||
EMB | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
West | 0 | 0 | |||
Two drugs | INH, SM | Centre | 2 | 2.70 | 1.34 |
West | 0 | 0 | |||
INH, RIF | Centre | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | |
West | 2 | 2.66 | |||
Three drugs | INH, RIF, SM | Centre | 0 | 0 | 2.01 |
West | 3 | 4.00 | |||
Totals to at least one drug | 16 | 8.10 (Centre); 13.30 (West) | 10.73 |