VIDRL Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory
Quarterly Surveillance Report - Fourth Quarter 2000
*Due to the slow growing
nature of Mycobacteria spp. this report will always be presented with
a one period delay to maintain accuracy
Specimen Analysis
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Most
specimens (both primary & referred) and isolates are from Victorian
patients. The majority of non-Victorian patients originate in the Northern
Territory & the Solomon Islands
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| Primary Specimens | |||||
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M.
tb isolates
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New
Victorian M tb isolates
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Non
M. tb isolates
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Negatives
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Total
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|
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October |
21
|
4
|
6
|
438
|
465
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| November |
13
|
7
|
12
|
379
|
404
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| December |
12
|
7
|
14
|
363
|
389
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| Referred Specimens | |||||
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October |
29
|
15
|
34
|
63
|
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| November |
39
|
14
|
52
|
91
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| December |
27
|
19
|
40
|
67
|
|
| Total |
141
|
66
|
158
|
1180
|
1479
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Site details of M. tuberculosis isolates and resistant isolates by month
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October
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November
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December
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| Site | |||
| Pulmonary |
15
|
13
|
16
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| Extrapulmonary |
4
|
8
|
10
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| Extrapulmonary Site Details |
lymph Node (x3), |
lymph
Node (x4) retroperitoneal abscess (x1), skin biopsy (x1), small bowel (x1), Neck asp(x1). |
lymph
Node (x5), chest wall bx (x1), psoas abscess (x1), CSF (x1), neck swab (x1), pelvic mass (x1) |
| Resistance | 2x
resistance to isoniazid & streptomycin |
-
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1x
resistance to rifampicin & rifabutol, 1x resistance to Isoniazid, 1x resistance to isoniazid, streptomycin & ethambutol |
Comments
M. kansasii
M. kansasii isolated from sputum specimens from 2 males aged 64 & 78,
and from a 68 year old female
M. xenopi
M. xenopi isolated from bronchial washings from a 66 year old male
M. ulcerans
M. ulcerans isolated from a leg ulcer
from a 2 year old man residing in the Melbourne area
M.
haemophilum
M. haemophilum isolated from blood and skin of a 75 year old female