New strain multidrug resistant tuberculosis G24767 in Puerto Rico: Old disease a continuous threat
| Autor: | Hiram José Maldonado, Kelvin Rivera, Ricardo Fernández, Miguel Colón, Joel Nieves, Michael Cruz, Francisco Fernandez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Tuberculosis 030504 nursing biology business.industry Transmission (medicine) Strain (biology) Pulmonary tuberculosis Developing country Case Report MDR-TB Disease medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Multiple drug resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030228 respiratory system Environmental health medicine 0305 other medical science business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2213-0071 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.08.001 |
| Popis: | Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as a Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain resistant to two or more first-line anti-tuberculous drugs. Tuberculosis (TB) is a global threat to society despite improvement in therapy as it continues to be an economic burden especially in underdeveloped countries. The downfall of global economics and growing travel destinations in developing countries has escalade the exposure of organism not previously encountered in industrialized nations. Most cases of MDR-TB are reported on immunosuppressed patients with risk factors and from endemic areas. Nevertheless new strains with higher transmission degree are emerging as a threat in patients who have low risk factors for the development of MDR-TB. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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