title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype, northern Malawi.
abstract: In a 7-year population-based study in Malawi, we showed that Beijing genotype tuberculosis (TB) increased as a proportion of TB cases. All the Beijing genotype strains were fully drug sensitive. Contact histories, TB type, and case-fatality rates were similar for Beijing and non-Beijing genotype TB.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. judith.glynn@lshtm.ac.uk
authors.forename: Judith R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Glynn
authors.forename: Amelia C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Crampin
authors.forename: Hamidou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Traore
authors.forename: Malcolm D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: Frank D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Mwaungulu
authors.forename: Bagrey M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ngwira
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Chaguluka
authors.forename: Donex T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Mwafulirwa
authors.forename: Sian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Floyd
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Francis A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Drobniewski
authors.forename: Paul E M
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016358:Contact Tracing; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000032:analysis; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D009841:Oligonucleotides