The multidrug-resistant tuberculosis threat: old problems and new solutions

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.09.21

. 2015 Sep;7(9):E354-60.

doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.09.21.

The multidrug-resistant tuberculosis threat: old problems and new solutions

Giovanni Sotgiu¹, Lia D'Ambrosio¹, Rosella Centis¹, Ida Mura¹, Paolo Castiglia¹, Antonio Spanevello¹, Giovanni Battista Migliori¹

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¹ 1 Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari - Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy ; 2 Public Health Consulting Group, Lugano, Switzerland ; 3 World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Tradate, Italy ; 4 Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

PMID: 26543630
PMCID: PMC4598488
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.09.21

The multidrug-resistant tuberculosis threat: old problems and new solutions

Giovanni Sotgiu et al. J Thorac Dis. 2015 Sep.

. 2015 Sep;7(9):E354-60.

doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.09.21.

Authors

Giovanni Sotgiu¹, Lia D'Ambrosio¹, Rosella Centis¹, Ida Mura¹, Paolo Castiglia¹, Antonio Spanevello¹, Giovanni Battista Migliori¹

Affiliation

¹ 1 Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari - Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy ; 2 Public Health Consulting Group, Lugano, Switzerland ; 3 World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Tradate, Italy ; 4 Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

PMID: 26543630
PMCID: PMC4598488
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.09.21

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[1] World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis report 2014. Geneva, Switzerland, 2014. Available online: http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/

[2] World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis report 2014. Geneva, Switzerland, 2014. Available online: http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/

[3] Sotgiu G, Mauch V, Migliori GB, et al. Evidence-based, agreed-upon health priorities to remedy the tuberculosis patient’s economic disaster. Eur Respir J 2014;43:1563-6. - PubMed

[4] Sotgiu G, Mauch V, Migliori GB, et al. Evidence-based, agreed-upon health priorities to remedy the tuberculosis patient’s economic disaster. Eur Respir J 2014;43:1563-6. - PubMed

[5] Skrahina A, Hurevich H, Zalutskaya A, et al. Alarming levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus: results of a survey in Minsk. Eur Respir J 2012;39:1425-31. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Skrahina A, Hurevich H, Zalutskaya A, et al. Alarming levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus: results of a survey in Minsk. Eur Respir J 2012;39:1425-31. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Migliori GB, Sotgiu G, D'Ambrosio L, et al. TB and MDR/XDR-TB in European Union and European Economic Area countries: managed or mismanaged? Eur Respir J 2012;39:619-25. - PubMed

[8] Migliori GB, Sotgiu G, D'Ambrosio L, et al. TB and MDR/XDR-TB in European Union and European Economic Area countries: managed or mismanaged? Eur Respir J 2012;39:619-25. - PubMed

[9] Sotgiu G, D'Ambrosio L, Centis R, et al. TB and M/XDR-TB infection control in European TB reference centres: the Achilles' heel? Eur Respir J 2011;38:1221-3. - PubMed

[10] Sotgiu G, D'Ambrosio L, Centis R, et al. TB and M/XDR-TB infection control in European TB reference centres: the Achilles' heel? Eur Respir J 2011;38:1221-3. - PubMed

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