Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14966300 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oksana Ocheretina (0000-0002-6736-3362, Cornell University, corresponding author), Willy Morose (Gheskio Centers), Marie Gauthier (0000-0002-5256-9165, Fondation Mérieux), Patrice Joseph (Gheskio Centers), Richard D'Meza, Vincent E Escuyer, Vincent Escuyer (0000-0002-4435-6709), N Rastogi (0000-0002-7199-7747), Guy Vernet (0000-0002-5120-1297, Fondation Mérieux), Jean W Pape (0000-0002-2948-2774, Gheskio Centers), Daniel W Fitzgerald (0000-0003-1765-0598, Cornell University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 221-224 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49892012000300006 |
| PMID | 22569696 |
| OpenAlex | W2171836051 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1020-49892012000300006 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
This study shows an MDR-TB prevalence of 2.9% in newly diagnosed TB patients in Haiti and suggests that rpoB sequencing and hybridization assays are good screening tools for early detection of MDR-TB
Biology · Drug resistance · Electrical engineering · Multiple drug resistance · Pathology · Port (circuit theory · Tuberculosis · Engineering · Medicine · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Microbiology · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |