TABLE 2.
Patient information and assay results of 19 suspected BCG clinical isolates
| Isolate no. | Age (mo) | Sex | Location | Sample type | Assay result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | M | Karnataka | Abscess pus | BCG late strain |
| 2 | 3 | F | Andhra Pradesh | Gastric aspirate | MTBC |
| 3 | 4 | M | Karnataka | Lymph node pus | BCG late strain |
| 4 | 5 | F | Tamil Nadu | Lymph node | BCG early strain |
| 5 | 5 | F | Tamil Nadu | Lymph node pus | BCG late strain |
| 6 | 6 | M | Tamil Nadu | Lymph node | MTBC |
| 7 | 6 | M | Andhra Pradesh | Lymph node | BCG early strain |
| 8 | 7 | M | Andhra Pradesh | Thigh sinus tract biopsy specimen | BCG early strain |
| 9 | 9 | F | Tamil Nadu | Lymph node | BCG early strain |
| 10 | 9 | F | Tamil Nadu | Lymph node pus | BCG late strain |
| 11 | 10 | M | West Bengal | Talar bone | BCG early strain |
| 12 | 12 | M | Tamil Nadu | BCG site pus | BCG early strain |
| 13 | 12 | F | Odisha | Gastric aspirate | MTBC |
| 14 | 12 | F | Tamil Nadu | Lymph node | MTBC |
| 15 | 18 | M | Andhra Pradesh | Gastric aspirate | MTBC |
| 16 | 19 | M | Andhra Pradesh | Pleural tissue | MTBC |
| 17 | 20 | M | Bangladesh | Colonic ulcer biopsy specimen | MTBC |
| 18 | 22 | M | West Bengal | Gastric aspirate | MTBC |
| 19 | 24 | M | Tamil Nadu | Mastoid tissue | MTBC |