Limited Nosocomial Transmission of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Moldova

Applying whole-genome-sequencing, we aimed to detect transmission events of multidrug-resistant/rifampin-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex at a tuberculosis hospital in Chisinau, Moldova. We recorded ward, room, and bed information for each patient and monitored in-hospital tr...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Ecaterina Noroc, Dumitru Chesov, Matthias Merker, Matthias I. Gröschel, Ivan Barilar, Viola Dreyer, Nelly Ciobanu, Maja Reimann, Valeriu Crudu, Christoph Lange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-05-01
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
rifampin-resistant tuberculosis
TB
Moldova
WGS
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/23-0035_article

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