Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010–2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sindani, Ireneaus ; Fitzpatrick, Christopher ; Falzon, Dennis ; Suleiman, Bashir ; Arube, Peter ; Adam, Ismail ; Baghdadi, Samiha ; Bassili, Amal ; Zignol, Matteo
• Description:
  In a nationwide survey in 2011, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was found in 5.2% and 40.8% of patients with new and previously treated TB, respectively. These levels of drug resistance are among the highest ever documented in Africa and the Middle East. This finding presents a serious challenge for TB control in Somalia.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Epidemiological Monitoring Female Genotype Humans Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Prevalence Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(3):478-480.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Somalia
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1c920b0991f7f9ad33d0cca8bc2a98c3801d04d0f1a2d86b6a268c0a8a40dc3a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18980/cdc_18980_DS1.pdf
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