Response to Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculosis in Homeless Shelters, Georgia, USA, 2015–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Holland, David P. ; Alexander, Shanica ; Onwubiko, Udodirim ; Goswami, Neela D. ; Yamin, Aliya ; Mohamed, Omar ; Sales, Rose-Marie ; Grant, Gail ; Talboy, Phillip ; Ray, Susan ; Toomey, Kathleen E.
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• Description:
  In 2008, an outbreak of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis was identified among residents of homeless shelters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. When initial control efforts involving standard targeted testing failed, a comprehensive approach that involved all providers of services for the homeless successfully interrupted the outbreak.
• Subjects:
  • Antitubercular Agents/pharmacology
  • Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Incidence
  • Isoniazid/pharmacology
  • Isoniazid/therapeutic use
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis/drug effects
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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(3):593-595
• Pubmed ID:
  30789335
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6390744
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Atlanta, GA ; Georgia
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76669/cdc_76669_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 458.33 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:28efb7f8f12695a198c720ff6fa9d0c14de9e4c025c0ba3d37c2e8b26b295b31