Table 2. Emerging Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains as detected by DESTUS from samples collected in West Africa*.
| Study site and years | p value† |
|---|---|
| Guinea Bissau, 1989–2008 | |
| SIT 181 (Afri_1) | 3.8 × 10–8 |
| SIT 187 (Afri_1) |
4.7 × 10–6 |
| The Gambia, 2002–2009 | |
| SIT 181 (Afri_1) | 2.5 × 10–30 |
| SIT 187 (Afri_1) | 5.1 × 10–4 |
| SIT 60 (M. tuberculosis) | 1.5 × 10–6 |
| SIT 61 (M. tuberculosis) | 2.9× 10–4 |
| SIT 183 (M. tuberculosis) | 3.9 × 10–4 |
*Years shown indicate when samples were collected. DESTUS, Detect Emerging Strains of Tuberculosis by Using Spoligotyping (13); SIT, shared international type; Afri_1, M. africanum West Africa 2. †After Sidak Dunn correction for type I error.