Increased risk for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in migratory workers, Armenia

To understand use of tuberculosis (TB) services for migrant workers, we conducted a cross-sectional census of 95 migrant workers with TB from Armenia by using medical record reviews and face-to-face interviews. Prolonged time between diagnosis and treatment, treatment interruption, and treatment def...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2015-03, Vol.21 (3), p.474-476
Hauptverfasser:	Truzyan, Nune, Crape, Byron, Grigoryan, Ruzanna, Martirosyan, Hripsime, Petrosyan, Varduhi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Armenia - epidemiology Care and treatment Causes of Demographic aspects Diseases Dispatch Distribution Genetic aspects Health aspects Humans Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia MDR TB medication adherence Microbial drug resistance Middle Aged Migrant labor migrant workers multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Odds Ratio Population Surveillance Prevalence Risk risk reduction behavior Transients and Migrants Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis tuberculosis and other mycobacteria Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	To understand use of tuberculosis (TB) services for migrant workers, we conducted a cross-sectional census of 95 migrant workers with TB from Armenia by using medical record reviews and face-to-face interviews. Prolonged time between diagnosis and treatment, treatment interruption, and treatment defaults caused by migrant work might increase the risk for multidrug-resistant TB.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2103.140474