Table. Genotyping results of 36 culture- or PCR-confirmed cases of anthrax in heroin users, 2009–2010, Europe*.
| Sample no. | Status† | Collection date | Location | SNP1053700 | SNP1173928 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames‡ | NA | 1981 | Texas, USA | A | G |
| Ba4599§ | C+/PCR+ | 2009 Dec 16 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| A112 | C+/PCR+ | 2009 Dec 18 | Germany | G | C |
| 4622 | C+/PCR+ | 2009 Dec 19 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 4646 | C-/PCR+ | 2009 Dec 22 | Airdrie, Scotland | G | C |
| 4670 | C+/PCR+ | 2009 Dec 23 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 4745 | C-/PCR+ | 2009 Dec 31 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0002 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 4 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0007 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 4 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0001 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 4 | Dundee, Scotland | G | C |
| 0046 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 6 | Stirling, Scotland | G | C |
| 0074 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 7 | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | G | C |
| 0075 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 7 | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | G | C |
| 0117(2) | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 9 | Dundee, Scotland | G | C |
| 0142 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 9 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0271 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 15 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0393 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 20 | Kilmarnock, Scotland | G | C |
| 0426 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 21 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0491 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jan 22 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0773 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Feb 4 | London, England | G | C |
| 0871 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Feb 9 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0874 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Feb 9 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 0844 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Feb 9 | Blackpool, England | G | C |
| 1297 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Feb 26 | London, England | G | C |
| 1060 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Mar 5 | Fife, Scotland | G | C |
| 1134 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Mar 5 | Dumfries, Scotland | G | C |
| 1320 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Mar 5 | Dumfries, Scotland | G | C |
| 0981 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Mar 5 | Airdrie, Scotland | G | C |
| 1458 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Apr 1 | Dumfries, Scotland | G | C |
| 1927 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Apr 1 | Paisley, Scotland | G | C |
| 2145 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Apr 16 | Livingston, Scotland | G | C |
| 2199 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Apr 16 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 2506 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Apr 27 | Edinburgh, Scotland | G | C |
| 2728 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 May 7 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 3739 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Jul 16 | Glasgow, Scotland | G | C |
| 4936/5011 | C-/PCR+ | 2010 Aug 26 | Leicester, England | G | C |
| 6696 | C+/PCR+ | 2010 Nov 1 | Maidstone, England | G | C |
*ID, identification; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; NA, not applicable; C, culture. Boldface indicates pairs of isolates from the same patient. †PCR+ samples were determined by using assays targeting cap, lef (Special Pathogens Reference Unit (UK), pers. comm.) and bagC loci (14). ‡Ancestral allele DNA control. §Derived allele DNA control.