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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak among transvestite sex workers, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2005
Palmero D, Ritacco V, Ruano S, Ambroggi M, Cusmano L, Romano M, Bucci Z, Waisman J
Abstract excerpt
We describe the first outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) that occurred in Argentina among transvestite sex workers, and actions undertaken for its control. In Buenos Aires city, transmission was documented between 2001 and 2004 by conventional and molecular methods in a hotel where transvestites used to reside and work. The source case was traced back to 1998. Six secondary cases were diagnosed...
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