2018-01-08Zeitschriftenartikel
A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study
Walker, Timothy M.; Merker, Matthias; Knoblauch, Astrid M.; Helbling, Peter; Schoch, Otto D.; van der Werf, Marieke J.; Kranzer, Katharina; Fiebig, Lena; Kröger, Stefan; Haas, Walter; Hoffmann, Harald; Indra, Alexander; Egli, Adrian; Cirillo, Daniela M.; Robert, Jérôme; Rogers, Thomas R.; Groenheit, Ramona; Mengshoel, Anne T.; Mathys, Vanessa; Haanperä, Marjo; van Soolingen, Dick; Niemann, Stefan; Böttger, Erik C.; Keller, Peter M.; MDR-TB Cluster Consortium
Background
The risk of tuberculosis outbreaks among people fleeing hardship for refuge in Europe is heightened. We describe the cross-border European response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among ...