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Volume 27, Number 11—November 2021
Research

Genomic Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, Myanmar

Htin Lin Aung1Comments to Author , Wint Wint Nyunt1, Yang Fong, Patrick J. Biggs, Richard C. Winkworth, Peter J. Lockhart, Tsin Wen Yeo, Philip C. Hill, Gregory M. Cook, and Si Thu Aung
Author affiliations: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (H.L. Aung, P.C. Hill, G.M. Cook); Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, Myanmar (W.W. Nyunt); Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (Y. Fong, P.J. Biggs, R.C. Winkworth, P.J. Lockhart); Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (T.W. Yeo); Ministry of Health and Sports, Naypyitaw, Myanmar (S.T. Aung)

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Table 1

Characteristics of patients who were infected with rifampin-susceptible and rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that were identified by using Xpert MTB/RIF assay, Myanmar*

Characteristic Resistant, n = 191 Susceptible, n = 118 p value
Sex
M 120 80 0.39
F
 71
 38
Treatment history
Retreatment 108 31 <0.0001
New
 83
 87
District
North 64 74 <0.0001
South 7 3
East 75 31
West
 45
 10
Age, y
10–19 7 4 0.90
20–39 102 59
40–59 67 44
>60
 15
 11
HIV
Positive 6 1 0.28
Negative
 200
 102
Random blood glucose, mg/dL
>200 13 8 0.64
<200
 193
 95
Laboratory testing
Lineage 2 164 37 <0.0001
Other 27 81

*Xpert MTB/RIF (M. tuberculosis/rifampin), Cepheid (https://www.cepheid.com).

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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