You are viewing the site in preview mode

Skip to main content

Table 6 Distribution of MDR-M.tuberculosis isolates according to its genotypic lineages and clinical/epidemiological features of the patients

From: Genetic variability in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in North India

Variable Category Total no. of isolates (n = 240) No. of M. tuberculosis isolates in different genotypic lineages p-value
Indo-Oceanic East Asian East African-Indian Euro-American
Gender Female 86 15 12 54 5 0.366
Male 154 15 22 105 12
Age 18–35 163 20 23 109 11 0.578
36–55 54 9 6 36 3
Above 55 23 1 5 14 3
Living conditions Rural 95 11 13 63 7 0.987
Urban 145 19 21 96 10
Weight loss No 39 5 5 26 3 0.993
Yes 201 25 29 133 14
Previous history of TB treatment No 83 12 15 49 7 0.379
Yes 157 18 19 110 10
\