Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Amikacin / therapeutic use
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Capreomycin / therapeutic use
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Chronic Disease
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Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
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Cough / microbiology
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / drug effects
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
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Ethionamide / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Kanamycin / therapeutic use
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Madagascar / epidemiology
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Mutation / drug effects
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Mutation / genetics
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Mycobacterium bovis* / genetics
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Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
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Patient Compliance
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Sputum / microbiology
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Treatment Failure
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology*
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology*
Substances
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Antitubercular Agents
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DNA, Bacterial
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Capreomycin
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Kanamycin
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Ciprofloxacin
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Amikacin
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Ofloxacin
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Ethionamide