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 5
Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis of Beijing isolates (n=91) and comparison with rifampin sensitivity
| VNTR | Total in each VNTR type | No. of rifampin resistant in each type | No. of rifampin sensitive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12435 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12534 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 12535 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22232 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22435 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32413 | 1 | - | –a |
| 32433 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32435 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42234 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42434 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42435 | 68 | 50 | 16 (2 mixed=nonreadable)a |
| 42436 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42532 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
a In three, no amplification of rpoB gene or mixed reaction.
