Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola
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 preval...
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| author | Ariadna Rando-Segura María Luisa Aznar María Milagros Moreno Mateu Espasa Elena Sulleiro Cristina Bocanegra Eva Gil Arlete N.E. Eugénio Carlos Escartin Adriano Zacarias Josep Vegue Domingos Katimba María Carmen Vivas Estevao Gabriel María Concepción Marina Jacobo Mendioroz María Teresa López Tomas Pumarola Israel Molina María Teresa Tórtola |
| author_facet | Ariadna Rando-Segura María Luisa Aznar María Milagros Moreno Mateu Espasa Elena Sulleiro Cristina Bocanegra Eva Gil Arlete N.E. Eugénio Carlos Escartin Adriano Zacarias Josep Vegue Domingos Katimba María Carmen Vivas Estevao Gabriel María Concepción Marina Jacobo Mendioroz María Teresa López Tomas Pumarola Israel Molina María Teresa Tórtola |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ba3e81a3c254ae1b44e86922ff168442022-12-21T23:02:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-03-0124356957210.3201/eid2403.171562Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, AngolaAriadna Rando-SeguraMaría Luisa AznarMaría Milagros MorenoMateu EspasaElena SulleiroCristina BocanegraEva GilArlete N.E. EugénioCarlos EscartinAdriano ZacariasJosep VegueDomingos KatimbaMaría Carmen VivasEstevao GabrielMaría Concepción MarinaJacobo MendiorozMaría Teresa LópezTomas PumarolaIsrael MolinaMaría Teresa TórtolaWe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/3/17-1562_articleAngolaCubalGenoType MTBDRplus VER 2.0drug susceptibility testingresistancemultidrug resistance |
| spellingShingle | Ariadna Rando-Segura María Luisa Aznar María Milagros Moreno Mateu Espasa Elena Sulleiro Cristina Bocanegra Eva Gil Arlete N.E. Eugénio Carlos Escartin Adriano Zacarias Josep Vegue Domingos Katimba María Carmen Vivas Estevao Gabriel María Concepción Marina Jacobo Mendioroz María Teresa López Tomas Pumarola Israel Molina María Teresa Tórtola Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola Emerging Infectious Diseases Angola Cubal GenoType MTBDRplus VER 2.0 drug susceptibility testing resistance multidrug resistance |
| title | Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola |
| title_full | Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola |
| title_fullStr | Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola |
| title_short | Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Rural Setting, Angola |
| title_sort | drug resistance of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in a rural setting angola |
| topic | Angola Cubal GenoType MTBDRplus VER 2.0 drug susceptibility testing resistance multidrug resistance |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/3/17-1562_article |
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