Open AccessClinical Impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-Beijing Genotype Strain Infection on Aged Patients in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Jia-Yih Feng,
WeiJuin Su,
Cheng-Chien Tsai,
Shi-Chuan Chang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01132-08
Subject(s) - beijing , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , genotype , medicine , strain (injury) , virology , immunology , biology , pathology , china , geography , archaeology , gene , biochemistry
The impact of W-Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis on treatment outcome was evaluated in 249 newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients. No significant difference in the treatment outcome was found between the W-Beijing and non-W-Beijing groups. However, a poor outcome was more common in the elderly patients (>or=65 years) infected with the W-Beijing strain.
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