A Case of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis and HIV Co-Infection

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) infection is a public health concern in the United States. Mycobacterium tuberculosisantimicrobial resistance is a global public health concern. We present a case of a young man from Venezuela who presented to a hospital in New York and was newly diagnosed with pulmonary...

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Autores principales: Vila Torres, Sebastian G, Fullmer, Jessie, Berkowitz, Leonard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10153654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37143624
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37033
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Sumario:Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) infection is a public health concern in the United States. Mycobacterium tuberculosisantimicrobial resistance is a global public health concern. We present a case of a young man from Venezuela who presented to a hospital in New York and was newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis. His TB isolate was found to be resistant to multiple anti-TB drugs, presenting unusual challenges in treating multidrug-resistant TB with HIV co-infection.

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