Table 1

Detail demographic data of the studied population.


Non-cluster Patients (193 = 74.8%)
Cluster patients (65; 25%)

Nationality
Iranian 151(78.2%)
Afghani 42(21.3%)
Iranian 48(73%)
Afghani 17(26%)

Mean age
47.91 ± 25
39.65 ± 11
44.17 ± 19
36.19 ± 8
Female
70(46.3%)
15(35.7%)
18(37.5%)
8(47%)
Male
81(53.6%)
27(64.2%)
30(62.5%)
9(56.9%)
Pulmonary
147 (97.3%)
37(88%)
47(97.9.%)
14(46.4%)
Extra-pulmonary
2(1.3%)
3(7.1%)
0
2 (30.7%)
Both
2 (1.3%)
2(4.7%)
1(2.0%)
1(1.5%)
AIDS
2(1.3%)Positive
17 (40.4%) Negative
3(6.25) Negative
17(26.1%) NA

76(97.5%) Negative
25(59.5%)NA
41(85.4%) NA


73(48.3%) NA



PPD
72(47%) Positive
16(38%) Positive
19(39.5%) Positive
4(23%) Positive

18 (11.9%) Negative
5 (11.9%) Negative
8 (16.6%) Negative
3 (7.6%) Negative

25(16.5%)equivocal
9(21.9%)equivocole
14 (29.1%)equivocole
7(11%) equivocole

36(23.8%) NA*
12(28.5%) NA
7(14.5%) NA
5(29.4%) NA
History of family or close contact
27(17.8%)
17(40%)
10 (20.8%)
8(47.9%)

96(63.5%)
5(11.9%)
35 (72.9%)
8(33%)
Susceptible
29(19.2%)
31 (73.8%)
5(10.4%)
7(41.1%)
MDR-Other resistant
26(17.2%)
6(14.2%)
8 (16.6%)
2(11.7%)
Crowded and low living condition
134(88.7%)
38 (90%)
44 (91.6%)
17(100%)
Low-Salary
129(85.4%)
40(95.2%)
35(72.9%)
16(94.1%)

*.NA, the data were not available

Parissa-Farnia et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:109   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-109