Characterization of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis cases from Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Luisa Maria Nieto; Beatriz E Ferro; Sonia L Villegas; Carolina Mehaffy; Liliana Forero; Cesar Moreira; Nalin Rastogi; Dick van Soolingen

Characterization of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis cases from Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Luisa Maria Nieto ¹ Beatriz E Ferro ¹ Sonia L Villegas ¹ Carolina Mehaffy ² Liliana Forero Cesar Moreira Nalin Rastogi ³ Dick van Soolingen ⁴

1 CIDEIM - Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas

2 CSU - Colorado State University [Fort Collins]

3 Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe

4 Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory [RIVM]

Abstract : Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), which is TB resistant to isoniazid and rifampin plus one fluoroquinolone and a second-line injectable drug, represents an obstacle for the treatment and control of TB. This paper presents data on molecular characterization of XDR-TB cases from Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

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Journal articles

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Life Sciences [q-bio] / Microbiology and Parasitology / Bacteriology

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