Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011

In a nationwide survey in 2011, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was found in 5.2% and 40.8% of patients with new and previously treated TB, respectively. These levels of drug resistance are among the highest ever documented in Africa and the Middle East. This finding presents a serious cha...

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Autores principales: Sindani, Ireneaus, Fitzpatrick, Christopher, Falzon, Dennis, Suleiman, Bashir, Arube, Peter, Adam, Ismail, Baghdadi, Samiha, Bassili, Amal, Zignol, Matteo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621911
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.121287
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author Sindani, Ireneaus
Fitzpatrick, Christopher
Falzon, Dennis
Suleiman, Bashir
Arube, Peter
Adam, Ismail
Baghdadi, Samiha
Bassili, Amal
Zignol, Matteo
author_facet Sindani, Ireneaus
Fitzpatrick, Christopher
Falzon, Dennis
Suleiman, Bashir
Arube, Peter
Adam, Ismail
Baghdadi, Samiha
Bassili, Amal
Zignol, Matteo
author_sort Sindani, Ireneaus
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description In a nationwide survey in 2011, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was found in 5.2% and 40.8% of patients with new and previously treated TB, respectively. These levels of drug resistance are among the highest ever documented in Africa and the Middle East. This finding presents a serious challenge for TB control in Somalia.
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spelling pubmed-36476672013-05-13 Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011 Sindani, Ireneaus Fitzpatrick, Christopher Falzon, Dennis Suleiman, Bashir Arube, Peter Adam, Ismail Baghdadi, Samiha Bassili, Amal Zignol, Matteo Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In a nationwide survey in 2011, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was found in 5.2% and 40.8% of patients with new and previously treated TB, respectively. These levels of drug resistance are among the highest ever documented in Africa and the Middle East. This finding presents a serious challenge for TB control in Somalia. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3647667/ /pubmed/23621911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.121287 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.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Sindani, Ireneaus
Fitzpatrick, Christopher
Falzon, Dennis
Suleiman, Bashir
Arube, Peter
Adam, Ismail
Baghdadi, Samiha
Bassili, Amal
Zignol, Matteo
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011
title Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011
title_full Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011
title_fullStr Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011
title_full_unstemmed Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011
title_short Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011
title_sort multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, somalia, 2010–2011
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621911
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.121287
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