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Table 2 Comparison of mutant profiles in katG and inhA among INH-resistant isolates between 2005 and 2015

From: Change in prevalence and molecular characteristics of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis over a 10-year period in China

Mutation type

No. of INH-resistant isolates with different mutations (%)

P value

2005

(n = 82)

2015

(n = 105)

Single Mutation

 inhA − 8

0(0.0)

4(3.8)

0.13

 inhA − 15

5(6.1)

8(7.6)

0.69

 katG 315

56(68.3)

58(54.3)

0.07

 Total

61(74.4)

70(65.7)

0.25

Double Mutations

 inhA − 8 + katG 315

3(3.7)

4(3.8)

1.00

 inhA − 15 + katG 315

4(4.9)

12(11.4)

0.11

 Total

7(8.5)

16(15.2)

0.17

With mutations

 inhA

12(14.6)

28(26.7)

0.04

 katG

63(76.8)

74(70.5)

0.33

Without mutation

14(17.1)

19(18.1)

0.86