• Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: first report of a case in Ireland

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    Kennedy, B., Lyons, O., McLoughlin, A.M., Gibbons, N., O'Flanagan, D., Keane, J. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: first report of a case in Ireland, Eurosurveillance, 2008, 13, 30

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    Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is an emerging global threat. Between 2002 and 2007 sixteen countries in the European Union (EU) reported at least one case of XDR-TB [1]. Infection is characterised by alarming mortality rates in both HIV and non-HIV populations.

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    Drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), Global threat
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    Author: KEANE, JOSEPH

    Type of material: Journal Article