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Tuberculosis
Research data from D. Schmid and colleagues update understanding of tuberculosis
October 28th, 2008
New investigation results, 'An outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among refugees in Austria, 2005-2006,' are detailed in a study published in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. "In 2005-2006, the Austrian reference laboratory for tuberculosis (TB) identified multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates from four cases of TB showing genotypes indistinguishable from each other. To clarify the chain of transmission of this MDR-TB strain," researchers in Vienna, Austria report. "An epidemiological case series investigation by reviewing TB notification reports and hospital discharge letters. The 38-year-old primary case of the MDR-TB cluster...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-28)
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