Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype, northern Malawi.
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.
Glynn
Judith R
JR
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. judith.glynn@lshtm.ac.uk
Crampin
Amelia C
AC
Traore
Hamidou
H
Yates
Malcolm D
MD
Mwaungulu
Frank D
FD
Ngwira
Bagrey M
BM
Chaguluka
Steven D
SD
Mwafulirwa
Donex T
DT
Floyd
Sian
S
Murphy
Caroline
C
Drobniewski
Francis A
FA
Fine
Paul E M
PE
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
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D009841:Oligonucleotides