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Longitudinal Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a Hospital Setting, Serbia
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Mar 2019
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 25(3):555-558
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:A retrospective population-based molecular epidemiologic study of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in Serbia (2008-2014) revealed an outbreak of TUR genotype strains in a psychiatric hospital starting around 1990. Drug unavailability, poor infection control, and schizophrenia likely fueled acquisition of additional resistance and bacterial fitness-related mutations over 2 decades.
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Pubmed ID:30789133
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6390760
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