Table 3

Relationship of outcome to in vitro drug susceptibility

Drug susceptibility No of strains No (%) failures of treatment and relapses
Rifampicin
 Sensitive 58 8 (14%)
 Intermediate  3 1 (33%)
 Resistant11324 (21%)
Ethambutol
 Sensitive10115 (15%)
 Intermediate  10 3 (30%)
 Resistant 6315 (24%)
Isoniazid
 Sensitive  1 0
 Intermediate  0 0
 Resistant 8312 (14%)