Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Community Hospital, Luanda, Angola

Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Community Hospital, Luanda, Angola

In a longitudinal study in a first-level hospital in Luanda, Angola, we found rifampin-resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in 38 (8%, 95% CI 5.7–10.8) of 474 patients with no previous history of TB. Of note, 2 patients (0.4%, 95% CI 0.1–1.5) demonstrated pre–extensively drug-resista...

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Main Authors: Ngiambudulu M. Francisco, Alberto Gaviraghi, Francesca Alladio, Ralph Huits, Bruna Carnielli, Elena Salvador, Giacomo Stroffolini, Niccolò Ronzoni, Paolo Cattaneo, Concetta Castilletti, Alberto Kalume, Cristina Mazzi, Alberto Matteelli, Dora Buonfrate, Federico G. Gobbi
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
antimicrobial resistance
multidrug resistance
MDR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/3/24-1831_article
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