Possible Outbreak of Streptomycin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing in Benin

Using geographic information system and molecular tools, we characterized a possible outbreak of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain in 17 patients in Cotonou, Benin, during July 2005–October 2006. Most patients lived or worked in the same area and frequented the same lo...

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Autores principales: Affolabi, Dissou, Faïhun, Frank, Sanoussi, N’Dira, Anyo, Gladys, Shamputa, Isdore Chola, Rigouts, Leen, Kestens, Luc, Anagonou, Séverin, Portaels, Françoise
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624936
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080697
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author Affolabi, Dissou
Faïhun, Frank
Sanoussi, N’Dira
Anyo, Gladys
Shamputa, Isdore Chola
Rigouts, Leen
Kestens, Luc
Anagonou, Séverin
Portaels, Françoise
author_facet Affolabi, Dissou
Faïhun, Frank
Sanoussi, N’Dira
Anyo, Gladys
Shamputa, Isdore Chola
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description Using geographic information system and molecular tools, we characterized a possible outbreak of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain in 17 patients in Cotonou, Benin, during July 2005–October 2006. Most patients lived or worked in the same area and frequented the same local drinking bar. The isolates were streptomycin resistant.
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spelling pubmed-27442522009-10-05 Possible Outbreak of Streptomycin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing in Benin Affolabi, Dissou Faïhun, Frank Sanoussi, N’Dira Anyo, Gladys Shamputa, Isdore Chola Rigouts, Leen Kestens, Luc Anagonou, Séverin Portaels, Françoise Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Using geographic information system and molecular tools, we characterized a possible outbreak of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain in 17 patients in Cotonou, Benin, during July 2005–October 2006. Most patients lived or worked in the same area and frequented the same local drinking bar. The isolates were streptomycin resistant. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2744252/ /pubmed/19624936 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080697 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Rigouts, Leen
Kestens, Luc
Anagonou, Séverin
Portaels, Françoise
Possible Outbreak of Streptomycin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing in Benin
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744252/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080697
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