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Tuberculosis drug-resistance in Lisbon, Portugal: a 6-year overview.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Perdigão J, Macedo R, Silva C, Pinto C, Furtado C, Brum L, Portugal I
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistance and extensive drug-resistance pose a serious threat to tuberculosis management in Portugal. The country has high TB incidence rates in comparison with other European Union countries, with the Lisbon Health Region being one of the most affected. In the present study we have analysed a convenience sample of 3025 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates, recovered over a 6-year period...
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