Table 3 Observed drug resistance in different areas of Jiangsu Province, China
Area of residence | New cases | Previously treated cases | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Cases | Resistant†| MDR‡ | Cases | Resistant†| MDR‡ | Cases | Resistant†| MDR‡ |
| Â | Â | n(%)> | n(%)> | Â | n(%)> | n(%)> | Â | n(%)> | n(%)> |
South | 489 | 132(26.99) | 24(4.91) | 229 | 125(54.59) | 71(31.00) | 718 | 257(35.79) | 95(13.23) |
Central | 221 | 82(37.10) | 21(9.50) | 122 | 72(59.02) | 42(34.43) | 343 | 154(44.90) | 63(18.37) |
North | 470 | 173(36.81) | 45(9.57) | 293 | 163(55.63) | 100(34.13) | 763 | 336(44.04) | 145(19.00) |
χ 2 |  | 12.76 | 8.76 |  | 0.65 | 0.69 |  | 13.11 | 9.84 |
P | Â | 0.002 | 0.012 | Â | 0.723 | 0.708 | Â | 0.001 | 0.007 |