Volume 16, Number 6—June 2010
Research
Clonal Expansion of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Japan
Yoshiro Murase
, Shinji Maeda, Hiroyuki Yamada, Akihiro Ohkado, Kinuyo Chikamatsu, Kazue Mizuno, Seiya Kato, and Satoshi Mitarai
, Shinji Maeda, Hiroyuki Yamada, Akihiro Ohkado, Kinuyo Chikamatsu, Kazue Mizuno, Seiya Kato, and Satoshi Mitarai
Table 3
Geographic distribution of hospitals among each cluster of MDR and XDR TB, Japan*
| Cluster no. | Patient ID | Type of TB | Hospital | Geographic link of the hospitals in clusters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR43 | MDR | A | |
| DR42 |
XDR |
B |
A and B located in same prefecture |
|
| 2 | DR14 | MDR | C | |
| DR53 |
MDR |
D |
C located 103 km from D |
|
| 3 | DR54 | XDR | D | |
| DR58 | XDR | D | ||
| DR18 |
XDR |
E |
D and E located in same prefecture |
|
| 4 | DR03 | MDR | F | |
| DR04 |
MDR |
F |
Same hospital |
|
| 5 | DR11 | MDR | G | |
| DR10 |
MDR |
H |
G located 221 km from H |
|
| 6 | DR51 | XDR | D | |
| DR50 | XDR | D | ||
| DR55 | MDR | D | ||
| DR16 |
XDR |
E |
D and E located in same prefecture |
|
| 7 | DR38 | XDR | D | |
| DR39 |
MDR |
D |
Same hospital |
|
| 8 | DR13 | XDR | I | |
| DR56 |
XDR |
D |
I and D located in neighboring prefectures |
|
| 9 | DR12 | XDR | I | |
| DR49 | XDR | D | I and D located in neighboring prefectures |
*MDR, multidrug-resistant; TB, tuberculosis; XDR, extensively drug-resistant.
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