[First case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Denmark].
In 2013 the first case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis was observed in Denmark. A 40-year-old male immigrant had previously been treated with several different antibiotics in his native country Russia. Because of earlier imprisonment in Russia and the fear of reincarceration he did not fully inform the Danish authorities about his disease and treatment. Therefore, he was initially treated with first-line drugs. Once the whole truth emerged and the result of the resistance test was available he was admitted to a highly specialized unit for further treatment.
Medicinsk Afdeling, Vejle Sygehus, Sygehus Lillebælt, Kabbeltoft 25, 7100 Vejle. fru.christophersen@gmail.com.
Malene Søby
MS
Christophersen
Erik
E
Svensson
Steffen Helmer
SH
Kristensen
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003718:Denmark; D054908:Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012426:Russia / Q000208:ethnology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents