Outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis on Daru Island
2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 4; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s2213-2600(16)00101-6
ISSN2213-2619
Autores Tópico(s)Global Health and Surgery
ResumoThe growing crisis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is so serious that tuberculosis specialists have called it a "time bomb", 1 Reichman L Hopkins Tanne J Timebomb: the global epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. 1st edn. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY2001 Google Scholar and multiple deadly explosions have already been reported globally. 2 Kendall EA Fofana MO Dowdy DW Burden of transmitted multidrug resistance in epidemics of tuberculosis: a transmission modelling analysis. Lancet Respir Med. 2015; 3: 963-972 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (126) Google Scholar On Daru Island in Papua New Guinea, an unprecedented outbreak of MDR-TB is occurring. 3 Kenyon G Australian law could silence critics of refugee health. Lancet Respir Med. 2016; 4: 178 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (2) Google Scholar Outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis on Daru Island: an updateThe unprecedented outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) on Daru Island, highlighted by Jennifer Furin and Helen Cox in their commentary,1 is a major priority for the Government of Papua New Guinea.2 We wish to highlight the substantial progress made since the emergency response team for drug-resistant tuberculosis was formed. Full-Text PDF
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