Family cluster of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

We describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in a family cluster in the western region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia diagnosed between 2012 and 2016. All cases had risk factors for tuberculosis acquisition and they were not household contacts of the...

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Main Authors: Abeer N. Alshukairi, Hanan M. Moalim, Asim Alsaedi, Walaa Y. Almansouri, Mohammed Al-Zahrani, Alaa Aljuaid, Basem M. Alraddadi, Hanan H. Altorkistani, Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi, Sahal A. Al-Hajoj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119302631