Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola

We found high prevalence rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among retreatment patients (71.1%) and persons with new cases (8.0%) in Angola. These findings are of concern but should be interpreted with caution. A national drug-resistance survey is urgently needed to determine the actual preval...

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Autores principales: Rando-Segura, Ariadna, Aznar, María Luisa, Moreno, María Milagros, Espasa, Mateu, Sulleiro, Elena, Bocanegra, Cristina, Gil, Eva, Eugénio, Arlete N.E., Escartin, Carlos, Zacarias, Adriano, Vegue, Josep, Katimba, Domingos, Vivas, María Carmen, Gabriel, Estevao, Marina, María Concepción, Mendioroz, Jacobo, López, María Teresa, Pumarola, Tomas, Molina, Israel, Tórtola, María Teresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29460748
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.171562
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author Rando-Segura, Ariadna
Aznar, María Luisa
Moreno, María Milagros
Espasa, Mateu
Sulleiro, Elena
Bocanegra, Cristina
Gil, Eva
Eugénio, Arlete N.E.
Escartin, Carlos
Zacarias, Adriano
Vegue, Josep
Katimba, Domingos
Vivas, María Carmen
Gabriel, Estevao
Marina, María Concepción
Mendioroz, Jacobo
López, María Teresa
Pumarola, Tomas
Molina, Israel
Tórtola, María Teresa
author_facet Rando-Segura, Ariadna
Aznar, María Luisa
Moreno, María Milagros
Espasa, Mateu
Sulleiro, Elena
Bocanegra, Cristina
Gil, Eva
Eugénio, Arlete N.E.
Escartin, Carlos
Zacarias, Adriano
Vegue, Josep
Katimba, Domingos
Vivas, María Carmen
Gabriel, Estevao
Marina, María Concepción
Mendioroz, Jacobo
López, María Teresa
Pumarola, Tomas
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description We found high prevalence rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among retreatment patients (71.1%) and persons with new cases (8.0%) in Angola. These findings are of concern but should be interpreted with caution. A national drug-resistance survey is urgently needed to determine the actual prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Angola.
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spelling pubmed-58233462018-03-01 Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola Rando-Segura, Ariadna Aznar, María Luisa Moreno, María Milagros Espasa, Mateu Sulleiro, Elena Bocanegra, Cristina Gil, Eva Eugénio, Arlete N.E. Escartin, Carlos Zacarias, Adriano Vegue, Josep Katimba, Domingos Vivas, María Carmen Gabriel, Estevao Marina, María Concepción Mendioroz, Jacobo López, María Teresa Pumarola, Tomas Molina, Israel Tórtola, María Teresa Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We found high prevalence rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among retreatment patients (71.1%) and persons with new cases (8.0%) in Angola. These findings are of concern but should be interpreted with caution. A national drug-resistance survey is urgently needed to determine the actual prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Angola. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5823346/ /pubmed/29460748 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.171562 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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Rando-Segura, Ariadna
Aznar, María Luisa
Moreno, María Milagros
Espasa, Mateu
Sulleiro, Elena
Bocanegra, Cristina
Gil, Eva
Eugénio, Arlete N.E.
Escartin, Carlos
Zacarias, Adriano
Vegue, Josep
Katimba, Domingos
Vivas, María Carmen
Gabriel, Estevao
Marina, María Concepción
Mendioroz, Jacobo
López, María Teresa
Pumarola, Tomas
Molina, Israel
Tórtola, María Teresa
Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola
title Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola
title_full Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola
title_fullStr Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola
title_full_unstemmed Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola
title_short Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola
title_sort drug resistance of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in a rural setting, angola
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29460748
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.171562
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