Tuberculosis due to Resistant Haarlem Strain, Tunisia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Mardassi, Helmi ; Namouchi, Amine ; Haltiti, Raja ; Zarrouk, Mourad ; Mhenni, Besma ; Karboul, Anis ; Khabouchi, Neila ; Gey van Pittius, Nico C. ; Streicher, Elizabeth M. ; Rauzier, Jean ; Gicquel, Brigitte ; Dellagi, Koussay
• Description:
  Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was diagnosed in 21 HIV-negative, nonhospitalized male patients residing in northern Tunisia. A detailed investigation showed accelerated transmission of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis clone of the Haarlem type in 90% of all patients. This finding highlights the epidemic potential of this prevalent genotype.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Antitubercular Agents Bacterial Typing Techniques DNA Transposable Elements Drug Resistance, Bacterial Genotype Humans Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Oligonucleotides Polymerase Chain Reaction Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Prevalence Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(6):957-961.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Tunisia
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:602538df60a409e68eb716835f6db689f9850874ec3f25cf146c1e7a1bdf3f5a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15811/cdc_15811_DS1.pdf
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