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TABLE 3.

Geographical distribution of major groups of M. tuberculosis isolates from Malaysia

Group^a	East Malaysia		Peninsular Malaysia		Missing data^b (no. of isolates)	Total
Group^a	No. of isolates	% of isolates^c	No. of isolates	% of isolates^c	Missing data^b (no. of isolates)	No. of isolates	% of isolates^c
1	5	10.2	73	19.2	5	83	18.9
3	4	8.2	20	5.3		24	5.5
4	19	38.8	6	1.6	2	27	6.2
6^d	2	4.1	60	15.8	1	63	14.4
8^d			11	2.9		11	2.5
14	1	2.0	9	2.4		10	2.3
17			10	2.6		10	2.3
25			11	2.9		11	2.5
Other groups^e	11	22.4	81	21.3		92	21.0
Not grouped	7	14.3	99	26.1	2	108	24.6
Total	49	100.0	380	100.0	10	439	100.0

Groups of strains show 80% similarity in their IS6110 RFLP patterns. Groups with 10 or more members are identified by number.

Isolates for which the geographical origin was not available.

Percentage of the total isolates from that region belonging to that group.

Isolates containing a single copy of IS6110.

Thirty-three other groups with fewer than 10 members in each group.