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Longitudinal Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a Hospital Setting, Serbia

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A retrospective population-based molecular epidemiologic study of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in Serbia (2008–2014) revealed an outbreak of TUR genotype strains in a psychiatric hospital starting around 1990. Drug… Click to show full abstract

A retrospective population-based molecular epidemiologic study of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in Serbia (2008–2014) revealed an outbreak of TUR genotype strains in a psychiatric hospital starting around 1990. Drug unavailability, poor infection control, and schizophrenia likely fueled acquisition of additional resistance and bacterial fitness–related mutations over 2 decades.

Keywords: hospital; tuberculosis; longitudinal outbreak; multidrug resistant; outbreak multidrug; resistant tuberculosis

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019

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