Volume 16, Number 9—September 2010
Dispatch
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pakistan
Rumina Hasan
, Kauser Jabeen, Asho Ali, Yasraba Rafiq, Rabia Laiq, Babar Malik, Mahnaz Tanveer, Ramona Groenheit, Solomon Ghebremichael, Sven Hoffner, and Zahra Hasan
, Kauser Jabeen, Asho Ali, Yasraba Rafiq, Rabia Laiq, Babar Malik, Mahnaz Tanveer, Ramona Groenheit, Solomon Ghebremichael, Sven Hoffner, and Zahra HasanTable 2
Spoligotype distribution of 57 extensively drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pakistan, 2006–2009*
| Genogroup and shared type | No. (%) isolates | Overall % |
|---|---|---|
| CAS | 57.9 | |
| ST21 | 2 (3.5) | |
| ST25 | 1 (1.8) | |
| ST26 | 24 (42.1) | |
| ST428 | 1 (1.8) | |
| ST794 | 1 (1.8) | |
| ST1198 | 3 (5.3) | |
| ST1401 |
1 (1.8) |
|
| Beijing | 8.8 | |
| ST1 |
5 (8.8) |
|
| EAI3 | 1.8 | |
| ST11 |
1 (1.8) |
|
| U | 1.8 | |
| ST346 |
2 (3.5) |
|
| T1 | 7.0 | |
| ST53 | 1 (1.8) | |
| ST804 |
3 (5.3) |
|
| X3 | 1.8 | |
| ST200 |
1 (1.8) |
|
| Unmatched cluster | 2 (3.5) | 3.5 |
| Orphan types | 9 (15.8) | 15.8 |
*ST, spoligotype; CAS, Central Asian strain; EAI, East African Indian strain.
