Volume 7, Number 5—October 2001
Research
Molecular Identification of Streptomycin Monoresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Related to Multidrug-Resistant W Strain
Pablo Bifani*†, Barun Mathema*, Martha Campo*, Soraya Moghazeh*, Beth Nivin‡, Elena Shashkina*, Jeffrey Driscoll§, Sonal S. Munsiff‡, Richard Frothingham¶, and Barry N. Kreiswirth*
Table
Demographic characteristics of patients in W14 groupa
| Gender | Characteristics N=22 (%) |
|---|---|
| Male | 13 (59) |
| Female | 9 (49) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 17 (77) |
| Hispanic white | 4 (18) |
| Asian | 1 (5) |
| Age at diagnosis | |
| Median age (range) | 38 (1-83) |
| 25-50 years | 16 (73) |
| HIV serology | |
| Seropositive | 14 (64) |
| Seronegative | 5 (23) |
| Unknown | 3 (13) |
| Country of birth | |
| US born | 22 (100) |
| Foreign born | 0 (0) |
| Risk factors | |
| IVDUb | 7 (32) |
| Alcoholic | 9 (41) |
| Incarceration | 2 (9) |
| Homelessness | 2 (9) |
| Year of case report | |
| 1992 | 2 (9) |
| 1993 | 7 (32) |
| 1994 | 4 (18) |
| 1995 | 1 (4) |
| 1996 | 3 (14) |
| 1997 | 3 (14) |
| 1998 | 0 (0) |
| 1999 | 2 (9) |
aAll data are presented as number (percentage) except median age.
bIVDU = intravenous drug use.
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