TABLE 1.
Bacterial sputum load | No. (%) of patients infected by M. tuberculosis spoligotypea |
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Bovis | CAS/Beijing | Modern group 2 | EAI | |
No. of AFB | ||||
≥100 AFB per field | ND | 4 (28.6) | 23 (45.1) | 4 (40) |
<100 AFB per field | ND | 10 (71.4) | 28 (54.9) | 6 (60) |
No. of CFU on LJ medium | ||||
≥300 CFU/tube | 1 | 8 (57.1) | 35 (68.6) | 5 (50) |
< 300 CFU/tube | 2 | 6 (42.9) | 16 (31.4) | 5 (50) |
None of the differences between groups was statistically significant by the χ2 test. ND, not determined.