Volume 8, Number 11—November 2002
Research
Rifampin- and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Russian Civilians and Prison Inmates: Dominance of the Beijing Strain Family
Francis Drobniewski*
, Yanina Balabanova*, Michael Ruddy*, Laura Weldon*, Katya Jeltkova†, Timothy Brown*, Nadezdna Malomanova‡, Elvira Elizarova‡, Alexander Melentyey§, Ebgeny Mutovkin§, Svetlana Zhakharova‡, and Ivan Fedorin‡
, Yanina Balabanova*, Michael Ruddy*, Laura Weldon*, Katya Jeltkova†, Timothy Brown*, Nadezdna Malomanova‡, Elvira Elizarova‡, Alexander Melentyey§, Ebgeny Mutovkin§, Svetlana Zhakharova‡, and Ivan Fedorin‡Table 3
Proportion of Beijing family in isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with distribution by center/laboratory, Samara Oblast, Russian Federation
| Location | No. of isolates available for typing (n= 138)a | No. of Beijing family isolates (%) |
|---|---|---|
| All | 138 | 94b (68.1) |
| Prison TB colony | 49 | 40 (81.6) |
| City dispensary 1 | 11 | 6 (54.5) |
| City hospital 1 | 34 | 18 (52.9) |
| Novokuibyshevsk town laboratory | 21 | 12 (57.1) |
| Oblast regional TB laboratory | 19 | 14 (73.7) |
aOf 140 cultures, 138 were available for spoligotyping (2 were not multiresistant TB); however, 4 cultures could not be attributed to a center.
b38 cultures were evaluated, but 4 could not be attributed to a specific center, i.e., 134 attributable cultures
