Tuberculosis — Worldwide/Unknown
A marked increase in the number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) cases entirely related to patients born in the former Soviet Union was observed in France in the last 2 years. Very few cases were clustered, suggesting it is a consequence of recent immigration of patients already infected in their country of origin. This major increase challenges the existing structures for management of MDR and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB).
We report herein a drastic surge in the
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