Distribution of strain families of Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease in hospitalized children in Cape Town, South Africa

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Nov;43(11):5779-81. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.11.5779-5781.2005.

Abstract

We studied the association between strain family and extrapulmonary tuberculosis among 285 children presenting to a pediatric hospital. Extrapulmonary disease occurred in 56% of children without known human immunodeficiency virus infection, with meningitis accounting for 22% of the cases. Two strain families, LAM3/F11 and W-Beijing, predominated; but there was no overall association with extrapulmonary disease.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Retrospective Studies
  • South Africa
  • Species Specificity
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology*