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Multistate outbreak of MDR TB identified by genotype cluster investigation.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Barry Pennan M, Gardner Tracie J, Funk Elizabeth, Oren Eyal, Field Kimberly, Shaw Tambi, Langer Adam J
Abstract excerpt
In 2008, diagnosis and investigation of 2 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases with matching genotypes led to identification of an outbreak among foreign-born persons who performed short-term seafood production work in Alaska during 2006. Tuberculosis control programs should consider the possibility of domestic transmission even among foreign-born patients.
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