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Strong increase of true and false positive mycobacterial cultures sent to the National Reference Centre in Belgium, 2007 to 2016.
(1,097/2,534) of all samples in 2016.ConclusionWe recommend inclusion of NTM in sentinel programmes. The large increase of false positive cultures is hypothesised to result from processing issues prior to arrival ...
A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study.
profiles; phenotypic resistance to isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, and capreomycin; and corresponding drug resistance mutations. We whole-genome sequenced all Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
Meropenem-clavulanate for drug-resistant tuberculosis: a follow-up of relapse-free cases.
long-term follow-up of XDR- TB cases treated with a regimen containing meropenem-clavulanate (M/Clav). DESIGN: Retrospective observational case series study at a single hospital. METHODS: All hospitalised ...
Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Brussels, 2010-2013.
become an important determinant for TB control programs. However, sufficient financial means need to be available to perform all required epidemiological investigations. Health Topics: Tuberculosis ...