Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: first report of a case in Ireland

B Kennedy; O Lyons; A-M McLoughlin; N Gibbons; D O'Flanagan; J Keane

doi:10.2807/ese.13.30.18935-en

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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: first report of a case in Ireland
B Kennedy¹ , O Lyons¹ , A-M McLoughlin¹ , N Gibbons² , D O'Flanagan³ , J Keane¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland ² Department of Microbiology, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland ³ Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland

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Citation style for this article: Kennedy B, Lyons O, McLoughlin A-M, Gibbons N, O'Flanagan D, Keane J. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: first report of a case in Ireland. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(30):pii=18935. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.30.18935-en Received: 10 Jul 2008

Abstract

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is an emerging global threat. Between 2002 and 2007 sixteen countries in the European Union (EU) reported at least one case of XDR-TB [1]. Infection is characterised by alarming mortality rates in both HIV and non-HIV populations.