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Poly-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in Northern Portugal: a nine year tale
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Extract: In 2017, the notification rate of tuberculosis in the Northern Region of Portugal was 21.1 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. According to the National Tuberculosis Programme Surveillance System (SVIG-TB), poly-resistance to isoniazid and streptomycin (PR-HS) represented 2.6–5% of the cases notified in the Northern Region between 2009 and 2017 Although they represent a relatively low proportion of cases in Portugal, poly-resistances such as PR-HS are precursors to multidrug resistance and, consequently, should be closely monitored.
Description
Letter to the Editor
Keywords
Tuberculosis Portugal Infecções Respiratórias
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Pulmonology. Nov-Dec 2020;26(6):412-414. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.02.006. Epub 2020 Mar 29.
Publisher
Elsevier/ Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia