Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia
To understand use of tuberculosis (TB) services for migrant workers, we conducted a cross-sectional census of 95 migrant workers with TB from Armenia by using medical record reviews and face-to-face interviews. Prolonged time between diagnosis and treatment, treatment interruption, and treatment def...
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| author | Nune Truzyan Byron Crape Ruzanna Grigoryan Hripsime Martirosyan Varduhi Petrosyan |
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| description | To understand use of tuberculosis (TB) services for migrant workers, we conducted a cross-sectional census of 95 migrant workers with TB from Armenia by using medical record reviews and face-to-face interviews. Prolonged time between diagnosis and treatment, treatment interruption, and treatment defaults caused by migrant work might increase the risk for multidrug-resistant TB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fe4b3120baa40559936f37c491c62762022-12-21T19:01:16ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592015-03-0121347447610.3201/eid2103.140474Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, ArmeniaNune TruzyanByron CrapeRuzanna GrigoryanHripsime MartirosyanVarduhi PetrosyanTo understand use of tuberculosis (TB) services for migrant workers, we conducted a cross-sectional census of 95 migrant workers with TB from Armenia by using medical record reviews and face-to-face interviews. Prolonged time between diagnosis and treatment, treatment interruption, and treatment defaults caused by migrant work might increase the risk for multidrug-resistant TB.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-0474_articletuberculosis and other mycobacteriamultidrug-resistant tuberculosisMDR TBrisk reduction behaviormedication adherencemigrant workers |
| spellingShingle | Nune Truzyan Byron Crape Ruzanna Grigoryan Hripsime Martirosyan Varduhi Petrosyan Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia Emerging Infectious Diseases tuberculosis and other mycobacteria multidrug-resistant tuberculosis MDR TB risk reduction behavior medication adherence migrant workers |
| title | Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia |
| title_full | Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia |
| title_fullStr | Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia |
| title_short | Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia |
| title_sort | increased risk for multidrug resistant tuberculosis in migratory workers armenia |
| topic | tuberculosis and other mycobacteria multidrug-resistant tuberculosis MDR TB risk reduction behavior medication adherence migrant workers |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-0474_article |
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