Table 2 Observed multi-drug resistance among tuberculosis cases in Jiangsu Province, China
Category | Cases | Drug resistant†| MDR‡ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | HR | HRE | HRS | HRSE | Â |
| Â | Â | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) |
Total | 1824 | 37(2.03) | 26(1.43) | 94(5.15) | 146(8.00) | 303(16.61) |
New cases | 1180 | 9(0.76) | 5(0.42) | 33(2.80) | 43(3.64) | 90(7.63) |
Previously treated cases | 644 | 28(4.35) | 21(3.26) | 61(9.47) | 103(15.99) | 213(33.07) |
χ 2 |  | 26.95 | 23.87 | 37.98 | 86.29 | 194.76 |
P | Â | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |