Drugs
Cured
Completed
Defaulted
relapsed Failed/died
Total (%)
P. value
STR
Sensitive
21
16
6
4
46 (59.0)
0.3394
Resistance
19
7
2
4
32 (41.0)
INH
Sensitive
33
20
7
5
64 (82.1)
0.3219
Resistance
7
3
1
3
14 (17.9)
RIF
Sensitive
38
23
8
4
73 (93.6)
0.0005
Resistance
2
0
0
4
5 (6.4)
EB
Sensitive
39
23
8
5
75 ((96.2)
0.0046
Resistance
1
0
0
3
3 (3.8)
Table 3:
The drug susceptibility of the various tested drugs was correlated to the treatment outcomes and the findings underscore the importance of rifampicin in TB treatment.
