[A case of pulmonary multiresistant Mycobacterium bovis tuberculosis in Madagascar].
We report a chronic case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a Malagasy citizen from Antsohihy (West of Madagascar), who was infected with a multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium bovis strain. This is the first case reported of the isolation of such a strain in Madagascar.
Ramarokoto
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Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, BP 1274, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Andrianasolo
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Rasolonavalona
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Ramaroson
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Razafitsiarovana
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Vincent
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Ratsimba
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Rasolofo Razanamparany
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D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002207:Capreomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003371:Cough / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005000:Ethionamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008270:Madagascar / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000235:genetics; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D017211:Treatment Failure; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002207:Capreomycin; D007612:Kanamycin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D000583:Amikacin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D005000:Ethionamide