TABLE 1.
Basic epidemiological features of strains retrieved from tuberculosis patients in French West Indies (Guadeloupe and Martinique) and French Guiana
| Epidemiological feature | Value for group
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe | Martinique | FWI | French Guiana | |
| Total no. of strains | 242 | 106 | 348 | 396 |
| Sex ratio | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Age known (no. of patients) | 151 | 74 | 225 | 370 |
| No. of patients in age groupa: | ||||
| 0-14 yr | 2 (1.3) | 2 (2.7) | 4 (1.8) | 13 (3.5) |
| 15-39 yr | 65 (43.1) | 15 (20.3) | 80 (35.6)b | 209 (56.5)b |
| 40-64 yr | 53 (35.1) | 26 (35.1) | 79 (35.1) | 118 (31.9) |
| >65 yr | 31 (20.5) | 31 (41.9) | 62 (27.6)b | 30 (8.1)b |
| Origin known (no. of patients) | 122 | NAc | 268 | |
| No. of foreign patientsd | 52 (42.6) | NA | 185 (69.0) | |
| No. of patients frome: | ||||
| BRA | 57 (30.8) | |||
| DOM | 6 (11.5) | |||
| GUY | 16 (8.6) | |||
| HTI | 39 (75.0) | 91 (49.2) | ||
| SUR | 9 (4.9) | |||
| Other countries | 7 (13.5) | 12 (6.5) | ||
| Drug susceptibilityf | ||||
| Any resistance | 33 (13.6) | 12 (11.3) | 45 (12.9) | 62 (15.7) |
| MDRf | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.9) | 10 (2.5) |
a
Values in parentheses are percentages of the total number of patients for whom age was known.
b
P < 0.05.
c
NA, not available.
d
Values in parentheses are percentages of the total number of patients for whom origin was known.
e
Values in parentheses are percentages of the total number of foreign patients. Abbreviations: BRA, Brazil; DOM, the Dominican Republic; GUY, Guyana; HTI, Haiti; SUR, Surinam.
f
Values are numbers of patients. Values in parentheses are percentages. MDR, multidrug resistance (resistance to isoniazide and rifampin).