Co-infection with Pansensitive and Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

We report a case of a 23-year-old HIV-negative man with multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis that became evident while he was being treated for M. tuberculosis that was sensitive to all first-line drugs. This case should alert clinicians to consider co-infection as a possible cause of recr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mendez, Michael P., Landon, Mary E., McCloud, Mary K., Davidson, Peter, Christensen, Paul J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19331736
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1504.080592
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Sumario:We report a case of a 23-year-old HIV-negative man with multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis that became evident while he was being treated for M. tuberculosis that was sensitive to all first-line drugs. This case should alert clinicians to consider co-infection as a possible cause of recrudescent disease.

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