Prevalence of Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Foreign-Born Tuberculosis Cases in the U.S. and in Their Countries of Origin

Allison B. Taylor; Ekaterina V. Kurbatova; J. Peter Cegielski

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049355

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Prevalence of Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Foreign-Born Tuberculosis Cases in the U.S. and in Their Countries of Origin

Allison B. Taylor,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Ekaterina V. Kurbatova,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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J. Peter Cegielski

* E-mail: pcegielski@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Prevalence of Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Foreign-Born Tuberculosis Cases in the U.S. and in Their Countries of Origin

Allison B. Taylor,
Ekaterina V. Kurbatova,
J. Peter Cegielski

Published: November 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049355

About the Authors

Allison B. Taylor

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ekaterina V. Kurbatova

J. Peter Cegielski

* E-mail: pcegielski@cdc.gov

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ABT EVK JPC. Performed the experiments: ABT EVK JPC. Analyzed the data: ABT EVK JPC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JPC. Wrote the paper: ABT EVK JPC.

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