Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2015)

Epidemiology of Primary Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Vladimir Region, Russia

  • Julia Ershova,
  • Grigory V. Volchenkov,
  • Dorothy A. Kaminski,
  • Tatiana R. Somova,
  • Tatiana A. Kuznetsova,
  • Natalia V. Kaunetis,
  • J. Peter Cegielski,
  • Ekaterina V. Kurbatova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2111.150813
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 11
pp. 2048 – 2051

Abstract

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We studied the epidemiology of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Vladimir Region, Russia, in 2012. Most cases of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) were caused by transmission of drug-resistant strains, and >33% were in patients referred for testing after mass radiographic screening. Early diagnosis of drug resistance is essential for preventing transmission of MDR TB.

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