Skip to main content

Table 2 Status of drug-resistant tuberculosis in India

From: Prevalence of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in India: systematic review and meta-analysis

Drug resistance

n

Prevalence estimate (95% CI)

Heterogeneity test (I2)

1995 to 2015

Any drug-resistance

61

42.6% (37.2; 48.0)

14.4

Multidrug resistance

73

23.3% (20.5; 26.1)

69.2

 Previously treated

37

33.7% (27.9; 39.5)

29.0

 Newly diagnosed

30

4.8% (3.7; 5.9)

79.3

Mono-drug resistance

 Isoniazid

53

7.2% (5.9; 8.4)

72.5

 Streptomycin

40

6.7% (5.4; 8.0)

67.4

 Rifampicin

42

4.6% (3.8; 5.5)

91.3

 Ethambutol

31

1.6% (1.2; 2.0)

92.0

Decade 1: 1995 to 2005

Any drug-resistance

25

37.7% (29.0; 46.4)

10.5

Multidrug resistance

24

14.9% (11.0; 18.7)

68.4

 Previously treated

13

29.8% (20.7; 39.0)

45.0

 Newly diagnosed

13

4.1% (2.7; 5.6)

70.2

Mono-drug resistance

 Isoniazid

21

8.6% (6.2; 10.9)

83.7

 Streptomycin

18

6.7% (5.0; 8.5)

81.1

 Rifampicin

15

3.6% (2.5; 4.7)

94.7

 Ethambutol

13

1.9% (1.2; 2.6)

96.1

Decade 2: 2006 to 2015

Any drug-resistance

36

46.1% (39.0; 53.2)

9.1

Multidrug resistance

49

27.9% (23.8; 32.1)

57.1

 Previously treated

24

35.8% (29.2; 42.4)

36.3

 Newly diagnosed

17

5.6% (3.8; 7.4)

82.1

Mono-drug resistance

 Streptomycin

22

6.8% (4.8; 8.8)

28.7

 Isoniazid

32

6.2% (5.0; 7.5)

24.9

 Rifampicin

27

5.1% (3.7; 6.6)

84.3

 Ethambutol

18

1.7% (1.0; 2.3)

45.2

  1. CI Confidence interval, n Number of studies