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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis 
Outbreak among US-bound Hmong 
Refugees, Thailand, 2005

In January 2005, tuberculosis (TB), including multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), was reported among Hmong refugees who were living in or had recently immigrated to the United States from a camp in Thailand. We investigated TB and drug resistance, enhanced TB screenings, and expanded treatment capacity...

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Main Authors: Oeltmann, John E., Varma, Jay K., Ortega, Luis, Liu, Yecai, O’Rourke, Thomas, Cano, Maria, Harrington, Theresa, Toney, Sean, Jones, Warren, Karuchit, Samart, Diem, Lois, Rienthong, Dhanida, Tappero, Jordan W., Ijaz, Kashef, Maloney, Susan A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2630728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18976554
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1411.071629