Table 5

Number (%) of isolates resistant to specified first line drugs (monoresistant or any resistance) by sex and age group, 1993–9, UK

IsoniazidRifampicinEthambutolPyrazinamideStreptomycin
Drug and resistance (all/monoresistance)Any*Mono†Any*Mono†Any*Mono†Any*Mono†Any*Mono†
*Any: resistance to specified drug, with or without resistance to other drugs.
†Mono: resistance to specified drug alone.
Sex
    Men707365207238748824423195
    (n=7167)(9.9)(5.1)(2.9)(0.3)(1.2)(0.1)(1.2)(0.3)(5.9)(2.7)
    Women4482438594034517296135
    (n=4936)(9.1)(4.9)(1.7)(0.2)(0.8)(0.1)(0.9)(0.3)(6.0)(2.7)
    Unknown41277120422917
    (n=589)(7.0)(4.6)(1.2)(0.2)(0.3)(0.7)(0.3)(4.9)(2.9)
Age group
    0–14 years29144021323521
    (n=273)(10.6)(5.1)(1.5)(0.7)(0.4)(1.1)(0.7)(12.8)(7.7)
    15–44 years807420195257747724531245
    (n=7080)(11.4)(5.9)(2.8)(0.4)(1.1)(0.1)(1.1)(0.3)(7.5)(3.5)
    45–64 years21311459234135810236
    (n=2480)(8.6)(4.6)(2.4)(0.1)(1.4)(<0.1)(1.4)(0.3)(4.1)(1.5)
    65+ years105632941211774623
    (n=2195)(4.8)(2.9)(1.3)(0.2)(0.5)(<0.1)(0.8)(0.3)(2.1)(1.0)
    Age unknown422412240523422
    (n=664)(6.3)(3.6)(1.8)(0.3)(0.6)(0.8)(0.3)(5.1)(3.3)
Total
    (n=12692)119663529933129713743748347
(9.4)(5.0)(2.4)(0.3)(1.0)(0.1)(1.1)(0.3)(5.9)(2.7)