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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a report of cosmopolitan microbial migration and an analysis of best management practices

Patient

Sex

Age at diagnosis

Country of birth

Diagnosis

Disease mani-festation

AFB

microscopy

TB culture from respiratory sample

IGRA

Patient 1

F

20 y

Sudan

05/2018

Pulmonary

+++

+

+

Patient 2

M

6 mo

Germany

05/2018

Pulmonary

+++

+

+

Patient 3

M

28 y

Sudan

08/2018

Pulmonary

(+)

+

+

Patient 4

F

3 y + 10 mo

Sudan

07/2018

Pulmonary

+

Patient 5

F

19 y

Sudan

06/2018

Pulmonary

(+)

+

+

Patient 6

M

6 mo

Germany

06/2018

Pulmonary

++

+

+

Patient 7 (index)

M

50 y

Georgia

06/2017

Pulmonary

+++

+

+

  1. Legend: AFB Acid Fast Bacili, F female, M male, y years, mo months, AFB acid fast bacilli, TB Tuberculosis, IGRA Interferon-Gamma-Release Assay, AFB microscopy: +: 10–99 AFB/100 fields; ++: 1–9 AFB/field; +++: > 9/field