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Clusters of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis cases, Europe.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2009
Devaux Isabelle, Kremer Kristin, Heersma Herre, Van Soolingen Dick
Abstract excerpt
Molecular surveillance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was implemented in Europe as case reporting in 2005. For all new MDR TB cases detected from January 2003 through June 2007, countries reported case-based epidemiologic data and DNA fingerprint patterns of MDR TB strains when available. International clusters were detected and analyzed. From 2003 through mid-2007 in Europe, 2,494 cases of MDR TB...
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