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 6
Proportion of dominant variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) isolates of type 42435 known to be resistant or sensitive, by institution
| Location | Proportion (n=68) | No. of VNTR type resistant to rifampin (%)a | Proportion of VNTR type sensitive to rifampin (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison TB colony | 30 | 27 (90) | 3 (10) |
| CD1 | 5 | 3 (60) | 2 (40) |
| City hospital 1 | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) |
| Novokuibyshevsk town laboratory | 12 | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) |
| Oblast regional TB laboratory | 11 | 10 (90.9) | 1 (9.1) |
aNo rpoB amplification in one culture in this group.
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