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An outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among refugees in Austria, 2005-2006.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2008
Schmid D, Fretz R, Kuo H-W, Rumetshofer R, Meusburger S, Magnet E, Hürbe G, Indra A, Ruppitsch W, Pietzka A T, Allerberger F
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SETTING: In 2005-2006, the Austrian reference laboratory for tuberculosis (TB) identified multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates from four cases of TB showing genotypes indistinguishable from each other. OBJECTIVE: To clarify the chain of transmission of this MDR-TB strain. DESIGN: An epidemiological case series investigation by reviewing TB notification reports and hospital discharge letters. RESULTS: The...
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