Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was diagnosed in 21 HIV-negative, nonhospitalized male patients residing in northern Tunisia. A detailed investigation showed accelerated transmission of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis clone of the Haarlem type in 90% of all patients. This finding highlights the epidem...

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Autores principales: Mardassi, Helmi, Namouchi, Amine, Haltiti, Raja, Zarrouk, Mourad, Mhenni, Besma, Karboul, Anis, Khabouchi, Neila, Gey van Pittius, Nico C., Streicher, Elizabeth M., Rauzier, Jean, Gicquel, Brigitte, Dellagi, Koussay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15963297
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.041365
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author Mardassi, Helmi
Namouchi, Amine
Haltiti, Raja
Zarrouk, Mourad
Mhenni, Besma
Karboul, Anis
Khabouchi, Neila
Gey van Pittius, Nico C.
Streicher, Elizabeth M.
Rauzier, Jean
Gicquel, Brigitte
Dellagi, Koussay
author_facet Mardassi, Helmi
Namouchi, Amine
Haltiti, Raja
Zarrouk, Mourad
Mhenni, Besma
Karboul, Anis
Khabouchi, Neila
Gey van Pittius, Nico C.
Streicher, Elizabeth M.
Rauzier, Jean
Gicquel, Brigitte
Dellagi, Koussay
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description Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was diagnosed in 21 HIV-negative, nonhospitalized male patients residing in northern Tunisia. A detailed investigation showed accelerated transmission of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis clone of the Haarlem type in 90% of all patients. This finding highlights the epidemic potential of this prevalent genotype.
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spelling pubmed-33675862012-06-07 Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia Mardassi, Helmi Namouchi, Amine Haltiti, Raja Zarrouk, Mourad Mhenni, Besma Karboul, Anis Khabouchi, Neila Gey van Pittius, Nico C. Streicher, Elizabeth M. Rauzier, Jean Gicquel, Brigitte Dellagi, Koussay Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was diagnosed in 21 HIV-negative, nonhospitalized male patients residing in northern Tunisia. A detailed investigation showed accelerated transmission of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis clone of the Haarlem type in 90% of all patients. This finding highlights the epidemic potential of this prevalent genotype. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3367586/ /pubmed/15963297 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.041365 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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Mardassi, Helmi
Namouchi, Amine
Haltiti, Raja
Zarrouk, Mourad
Mhenni, Besma
Karboul, Anis
Khabouchi, Neila
Gey van Pittius, Nico C.
Streicher, Elizabeth M.
Rauzier, Jean
Gicquel, Brigitte
Dellagi, Koussay
Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
title Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
title_full Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
title_fullStr Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
title_short Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia
title_sort tuberculosis due to resistant haarlem strain, tunisia
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15963297
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.041365
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