Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rando-Segura, Ariadna ; Aznar, María Luisa ; Moreno, María Milagros ; Espasa, Mateu ; Sulleiro, Elena ; Bocanegra, Cristina ; Gil, Eva ; Eugénio, Arlete N.E. ; Escartin, Carlos ; Zacarias, Adriano ; Vegue, Josep ; Katimba, Domingos ; Vivas, María Carmen ; Gabriel, Estevao ; Marina, María Concepción ; Mendioroz, Jacobo ; López, María Teresa ; Pumarola, Tomas ; Molina, Israel ; Tórtola, María Teresa
• Description:
  We found high prevalence rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among retreatment patients (71.1%) and persons with new cases (8.0%) in Angola. These findings are of concern but should be interpreted with caution. A national drug-resistance survey is urgently needed to determine the actual prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Angola.
• Subjects:
  Antitubercular Agents Drug Resistance, Bacterial Genes, Bacterial Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Mutation Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Phenotype Rural Population Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(3):569-572.
• Pubmed ID:
  29460748
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5823346
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Angola
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:207e6ba3a130966d25db497e3b84599896e0ea8b02aa7291fe639bdf049b02d8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52195/cdc_52195_DS1.pdf
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