Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-336

Drug resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in immigrants: Is there a real threat everywhere? (Article) (Open Access)

Esteban J.* , Granizo J.-J. , Álvarez-Castillo M.-C. , Soriano F.
  • a Department of Microbiology, Fundacion Jiménez Díaz, Av. Reyes Católicos 2, 28040-Madrid, Spain
  • b Department of Epidemiology, Fundacion Jiménez Díaz, Av. Reyes Católicos 2, 28040-Madrid, Spain
  • c Section of Epidemiology, Public Health Department, Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • d Department of Microbiology, Fundacion Jiménez Díaz, Av. Reyes Católicos 2, 28040-Madrid, Spain

Abstract

A study was performed to determine the impact of drug resistance in tuberculosis among immigrant patients in Madrid, Spain. During the period 1995-2001, the relative proportion of isolates from immigrant patients increased from 4.4% to 24.2%. No differences between immigrants and Spanish-born patients were detected for resistance to any first-line anti-tuberculous drug. More studies are required to determine the actual incidence of resistant tuberculosis in immigrants. © 2004 Copyright by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Author Keywords

Drug resistance Prevalence tuberculosis immigrants

Index Keywords

immigrant demography human Mycobacterium controlled study Mycobacterium tuberculosis priority journal nonhuman tuberculostatic agent Spain tuberculosis Incidence Article streptomycin major clinical study isoniazid ethambutol bacterium isolate threat rifampicin bacterial strain pyrazinamide
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-1942440532&doi=10.1111%2fj.1198-743X.2004.00817.x&partnerID=40&md5=ce7834456d5213c98f1d5fd5bead1e8a
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00817.x
ISSN: 1198743X
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English