Table 1

Epidemiology of 70 confirmed and probable cases of isoniazid monoresistant outbreak strain of M tuberculosis

Sex52 M, 18 F
AgeRange 7–72 years (median 28)
Country of birth
    Europe50
        UK41
        Ireland8
        Cyprus1
    Africa9
        Nigeria2
        Somalia2
        Kenya2
        Uganda1
        Angola1
        Mauritius1
    Elsewhere3
        Iraq1
        Jamaica1
        Pakistan1
    Unknown8
Ethnicity
    White26 (including 7 Irish, 2 Turkish Cypriot, 1 Greek Cypriot, 1 Iraqi)
    Black Caribbean17
    Black African15
    South Asian2 (1 Indian, 1 Pakistani)
    Mixed race1
    Unknown9