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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a low-incidence region shows a high rate of transmission.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Apr 2007
Vázquez-Gallardo R, Anibarro L, Fernández-Villar A, Díaz-Cabanela D, Cruz-Ferro E, Pérez del Molino M L, Túñez V, Samper S, Iglesias M J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a descriptive prospective study was carried out applying a combination of exhaustive conventional epidemiology with molecular genotyping. SETTING: All patients diagnosed with MDR-TB in Galicia, Spain, between 1998 and 2004 were included in the study. DESIGN: Of 9895 diagnosed cases of TB, 58 were MDR-TB (0.59%)....
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