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Table 2 Frequency of first and second-line drug resistance of MDR-TB in HCMC, 2011–2015

From: Risk factors for poor treatment outcomes of 2266 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in Ho Chi Minh City: a retrospective study

Drug resistance

n/ total tested (%)

Patients with DST resulta

490

First line drugs

 Pyrazinamide

210/382 (55.0%)

 Ethambutol

298/472 (63.1%)

 Streptomycin

438/455 (96.3%)

Second-line drugs

 Fluoroquinolonesb

48/378 (12.7%)

 Any injectable agentsc

31/384 (8.1%)

 All injectable agents

9/115 (7.8%)

 Cycloserine

2/240 (0.8%)

 Ethionamide/Prothionamide

21/223 (9.4%)

  1. a A total of 502 DST of 490 patients were retrievable
  2. b fluoroquinolones include moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin
  3. c injectable agents include kanamycin, amikacin and capreomycin
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