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. 2009 Jul;15(7):1123-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid1507.080697.

Possible outbreak of streptomycin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing in Benin

Dissou Affolabi  1 , Frank Faïhun, N'Dira Sanoussi, Gladys Anyo, Isdore Chola Shamputa, Leen Rigouts, Luc Kestens, Séverin Anagonou, Françoise Portaels
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Possible outbreak of streptomycin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing in Benin

Dissou Affolabi et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Using geographic information system and molecular tools, we characterized a possible outbreak of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain in 17 patients in Cotonou, Benin, during July 2005-October 2006. Most patients lived or worked in the same area and frequented the same local drinking bar. The isolates were streptomycin resistant.

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Maps showing residences and workplaces of Mycobacterium tuberculosis patients in Xwlacodji, Cotonou, Benin, 2005–2006.
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