Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2019)

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Lebanon, 2016 – 2017

  • Salam El Achkar,
  • Christine Demanche,
  • Marwan Osman,
  • Rayane Rafei,
  • Mohamad Bachar Ismail,
  • Hiam Yaacoub,
  • Claire Pinçon,
  • Stéphanie Duthoy,
  • Frédérique De Matos,
  • Cyril Gaudin,
  • Alberto Trovato,
  • Daniela M. Cirillo,
  • Monzer Hamze,
  • Philip Supply

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.181375
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 3
pp. 564 – 568

Abstract

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In a 12-month nationwide study on the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Lebanon, we identified 3 multidrug-resistant cases and 3 extensively drug-resistant TB cases in refugees, migrants, and 1 Lebanon resident. Enhanced diagnostics, particularly in major destinations for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers, can inform treatment decisions and may help prevent the spread of drug-resistant TB.

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