Outbreak of Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison, Democratic Republic of the Congo

After an alert regarding ≈31 tuberculosis (TB) cases, 3 of which were rifampin-resistant TB cases, in Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison, Democratic Republic of the Congo, we conducted an outbreak investigation in January 2015. We analyzed sputum of presumptive TB patients by using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. W...

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Autores principales: Kayomo, Michel Kaswa, Hasker, Epco, Aloni, Muriel, Nkuku, Léontine, Kazadi, Marcel, Kabengele, Thierry, Muteteke, Dorcas, Kapita, François, Lufulwabo, Alphonse, Mukadi, Ya Diul, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Ieven, Margareta, de Jong, Bouke C., Boelaert, Marleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334730
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180769

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334730
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180769

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