Volume 12, Number 5—May 2006
THEME ISSUE
Tuberculosis Special Section
Dispatch
Intact pks15/1 in Non–W-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
Angkana Chaiprasert*†
, Jutaporn Yorsangsukkamol*, Therdsak Prammananan†‡, Prasit Palittapongarnpim*‡, Manoon Leechawengwong†§, and Chertsak Dhiraputra*†
, Jutaporn Yorsangsukkamol*, Therdsak Prammananan†‡, Prasit Palittapongarnpim*‡, Manoon Leechawengwong†§, and Chertsak Dhiraputra*†
Table
Number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes and strains containing an intact pks15/1*
| Genotype | No. strains isolated from CSF | No. CSF strains containing intact pks15/1 (%) | No. strains isolated from sputum | No. sputum strains containing intact pks15/1 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 42 | 41 (97.6) | 31 | 30 (96.8) |
| Single-banded | 10 | 8 (80.0) | 10 | 9 (90.0) |
| 2–5 bands | 5 | 4 (80.0) | 11 | 10 (90.9) |
| Nonthaburi | 4 | 4 (100) | 8 | 8 (100) |
| Heterogeneous with >5 bands | 13 | 8 (61.5) | 13 | 5 (38.5) |
| Total | 74 | 65 (87.8) | 73 | 62 (84.9) |
*CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
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