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. 2013 Aug 15;18(33):20555.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.33.20555.

A surge of MDR and XDR tuberculosis in France among patients born in the Former Soviet Union

C Bernard  1 , F Brossier, W Sougakoff, N Veziris, M Frechet-Jachym, N Metivier, A Renvoisé, J Robert, V Jarlier; MDR-TB Management group of the NRC
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A surge of MDR and XDR tuberculosis in France among patients born in the Former Soviet Union

C Bernard et al. Euro Surveill. .
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  • Euro Surveill. 2013;18(36). pii: 20576

Abstract

A marked increase in the number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) cases entirely related to patients born in the Former Soviet Union was observed in France in the last two years. Very few cases were clustered, suggesting it is a consequence of recent immigration of patients already infected in their country of origin. This major increase challenges the existing structures for management of MDR and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB).

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