Patient characteristics, epidemiological links and results of enhanced mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU) (nine loci) typing for possible inter-racial clusters identified using 15 locus MIRU variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) typing
| Cluster number | Year of isolation | Patient characteristics (age) | Site of isolation (smear/culture result)* | Epidemiological links | Enhanced MIRU typing (nine loci)† |
| 1 | 2003 | White female (65) | Peritoneum | No known connection | 222422353 |
| 2003 | Asian male (51) | Pulmonary (S+) | 222422353 | ||
| 2 | 2002 | Asian female (36) | Cervical gland | No known connection | Not tested‡ |
| 2004 | White male (42) | Pulmonary (S+) | 224423542 | ||
| 2005 | White male (29) | Spinal disease | All linked by residence in hostel/and or a group of alcohol and/or drug users | 224423542 | |
| 2007 | White male (55) | Pulmonary (S+) | 224423542 | ||
| 2007 | White female (35) | Pulmonary (S+) | 224423542 | ||
| 2007 | White female (24) | Pulmonary (S+) | 224423542 | ||
| 2007 | White male (78) | Pulmonary (C+) | 224423542 | ||
| 2009 | White male (37) | Pulmonary (S+) | 224423542 | ||
| 2009 | White female (43) | Pulmonary (S+) | 224423542 | ||
| 9 | 2005 | White male (25) | Pulmonary (S+) | Cases 1, 3, and 4 linked socially | 244443441 |
| 2006 | Asian male (33) | Pulmonary (C+) | 434343312 | ||
| 2006 | White male (38) | Pulmonary (S+) | 244413341 | ||
| 2008 | White female (49) | Pulmonary (S+) | 244413343 | ||
| 2008 | White male (33) | Pulmonary (S+) | 244443441 | ||
| 15 | 2004 | Asian male (30) | Pulmonary (S+) | Both Asian males shared accommodation and went to same college. Case 3 shared some classes | 132443383 |
| 2004 | Asian male (43) | Pulmonary (S+) | 132443383 | ||
| 2005 | White male (18) | Pulmonary (S+) | 132443383 | ||
| 16 | 2001 | White male (35) | Pulmonary (S+) | No known connection | Not tested |
| 2004 | Asian female (58) | Cervical gland | 44242337A§ | ||
| 17 | 2004 | White male (73) | Pulmonary (S+) | Not connected. Asian case isoniazid mono-resistance, white case fully susceptible. | 135243573 |
| 2004 | Asian female (36) | Dactylitis | 226243172 | ||
| 25 | 2002 | Asian male (33) | Pulmonary (S+) | No known connection | 563423384 |
| 2002 | White male (49) | Pulmonary (C+) | Not tested | ||
| 2004 | Asian male (18) | Cervical gland | -4-423384 | ||
| 40 | 2006 | Asian female (19) | Pulmonary (S+) | No known connection | 442423384 |
| 2007 | White male (74) | Pulmonary (S+) | 442423384 | ||
| 47 | 2004 | White male (70) | Cervical gland | No known connection | 2-4313461 |
| 2004 | Asian male (43) | Ankle | 2-4313461 |
NB. All cases with non-respiratory disease had normal chest x-rays.
↵* Smear/culture result: S+, sputum microscopy positive; C+, sputum microscopy negative, culture positive.
↵† Enhanced MIRU typing: MIRU loci 424, 1955, 2163b, 2347, 2401, 3171, 3690, 4052, 4156.
↵‡ Not tested: insufficient DNA extract to perform additional typing; -, no PCR amplification for this locus.
↵§ A=10 repeats.