A surge of MDR and XDR tuberculosis in France among patients born in the Former Soviet Union

Abstract

on behalf of the MDR-TB Management group of the NRC. A surge of MDR and XDR tuberculosis in France among patients born in the Former Soviet Union.

Molecular Diagnosis of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

“…This increase is due to the (31). Incidentally, a recent study performed in the Russian Federation reported an FQ resistance rate as high as 62% in consecutive MDR-TB cases (26).…”

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Uzbekistan: results of a nationwide survey, 2010 to 2011

“…These require further study, particularly migration which has been linked to TB in recent reports in central Asia [23,24]. Migration from countries of the former Soviet Union to several European Union countries in the last decade has been marked [25], and studies such as the current one underline the importance of continued surveillance for drug-resistance in the western Europe [12,26]. Biochemical tests and expert interviewers may be needed to elicit valid answers to questions of a sensitive nature such as problem use of alcohol and narcotic drugs, lifestyles which have been associated with drug-resistant TB elsewhere in the former Soviet Union countries [27,28].…”

The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

“…Red=Beijing strain. 103,104,[105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112] Green=LAM9 strain. 113 Light blue=Haarlem1 strain.…”