title: Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Southwestern Colombia.
abstract: Using spoligotyping, we identified 13 genotypes and 17 orphan types among 160 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The Beijing genotype represented 15.6% of the isolates and was correlated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, female sex of the patients, and residence in Buenaventura and may represent a new public health threat.
authors.affiliation: Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia. beatriz_ferro@cideim.org.co
authors.forename: Beatriz E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: Luisa Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rozo
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forero
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Soolingen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011634:Public Health; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin