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HIV infection and geographically bound transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis, Argentina.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2012
Ritacco Viviana, López Beatriz, Ambroggi Marta, Palmero Domingo, Salvadores Bernardo, Gravina Elida, Mazzeo Eduardo, Imaz Susana, Barrera Lucía
Abstract excerpt
During 2003-2009, the National Tuberculosis (TB) Laboratory Network in Argentina gave 830 patients a new diagnosis of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB and 53 a diagnosis of extensively drug- resistant (XDR) TB. HIV co-infection was involved in nearly one third of these cases. Strain genotyping showed that 7 major clusters gathered 56% of patients within restricted geographic areas. The 3 largest clusters corresponded...
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