Multidrug resistance among persons with tuberculosis in California, 1994-2003

Between 1994 and 2003, tuberculosis (TB) cases in California declined 33% (4834 to 3224). However, in 2003 California reported the largest number of cases in the nation, and over the past decade the proportion of cases with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has not decreased. To describe the...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 293; no. 22; p. 2732
Main Authors:	Granich, Reuben M, Oh, Peter, Lewis, Bryan, Porco, Travis C, Flood, Jennifer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 08.06.2005
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use California - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Emigration and Immigration Female Humans Infant Isoniazid - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis - drug effects Rifampin - therapeutic use Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology California
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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