A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study.

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A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study.

The Lancet. Infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2018

Walker Timothy M, Merker Matthias, Knoblauch Astrid M, Helbling Peter, Schoch Otto D, van der Werf Marieke J, Kranzer Katharina, Fiebig Lena, Kröger Stefan, Haas Walter, Hoffmann Harald, Indra Alexander, Egli Adrian, Cirillo Daniela M, Robert Jérôme, Rogers Thomas R, Groenheit Ramona, Mengshoel Anne T, Mathys Vanessa, Haanperä Marjo, Soolingen Dick van, Niemann Stefan, Böttger Erik C, Keller Peter M

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BACKGROUND: The risk of tuberculosis outbreaks among people fleeing hardship for refuge in Europe is heightened. We describe the cross-border European response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients from the Horn of Africa and Sudan. METHODS: On April 29 and May 30, 2016, the Swiss and German National Mycobacterial Reference Laboratories independently triggered an outbreak investigation...

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DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30004-5
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