Research Article

Drug Resistance in Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: Molecular Characterization

Table 2

Genotypic drug resistance frequency among M. tuberculosis strains of lymphadenitis TB patients at ALERT and St. Peter TB Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

VariablesFirst-line genotypic DSTPercentage (%)

Resistant to any single drug. ()
 Rifampicin36%
 Isoniazid714%
Resistant to only a single drug. ()
 Isoniazid only48%
Resistant to both drugs. ()
 Rifampicin + isoniazid36%