Table 2

Percentage of Beijing genotype isolates among different categories of drug resistance, by tuberculosis treatment status.



Total cases
Beijing infection (%)

New cases
Fully susceptible
124
48 (39%)

Resistant to one drug only
35
16 (46%)

Poly-resistant (not MDR-TB)
24
14 (58%)

MDR-TB
15
11 (73%)

Total
198
89 (45%)
Previously treated cases
Fully susceptible
53
20 (38%)

Resistant to one drug only
37
17 (46%)

Poly-resistant (not MDR-TB)
41
24 (59%)

MDR-TB
53
40 (76%)

Total
184
101 (55%)

Cox et al. Respiratory Research 2005 6:134   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-6-134