Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission and Resistance Amplification within Families

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission and Resistance Amplification within Families

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is caused by transmission of resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and by acquisition of resistance through inadequate treatment. We investigated the clinical and molecular features of the disease in 2 families after drug-resistant tuberculosis was identified in...

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Main Authors: James A. Seddon, Rob M. Warren, Donald A. Enarson, Nulda Beyers, H. Simon Schaaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
child
antimicrobial resistance
familial transmission
Tuberculosis
drug resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/8/11-1650_article

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