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Table 5 Detection of Beijing genotype in follow-up specimens

From: Molecular investigations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes among baseline and follow-up strains circulating in four regions of Eswatini

Characteristic

Total

Beijing

Non-Beijing n

P value

Total

a195 (100%)

97 (49.7%)

98 (50.3%)

 

Spoligotype

Beijing

48 (24.6%)

40 (83.3%)

8 (16.7%)

 < 0.0000*

Non-Beijing

147 (75.4%)

57 (38.8%)

90 (61.2%)

  1. *Pearson Chi (square)
  2. aTwelve (12) specimens had orphan results at baseline (n = 5) and or follow-up (n = 7)
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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