Multiple Introductions of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis into Households, Lima, Peru - Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Cohen T, Murray M, Abubakar I, Zhang Z, Sloutsky A, Arteaga F, Chalco K, Franke MF, Becerra MC. Multiple Introductions of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis into Households, Lima, Peru - Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011, 17: 969-975. PMID: 21749756, PMCID: PMC3358204, DOI: 10.3201/eid1706.101471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR-TB patientsMDR-TBMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisTB patientsOptimal treatment regimensMDR Mycobacterium tuberculosisDrug sensitivity testingHigh incidence areaRepetitive unit-variable number tandem repeatHousehold contactsTreatment regimensHousehold transmissionSecondary casesPatientsMycobacterium tuberculosisSensitivity testingCommunity exposureTuberculosisNumber tandem repeatTBSecond strainExposureRegimensSpoligotyping