The Emergence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in New York City

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Authors

Thomas R. Frieden · New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Timothy R. Sterling · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

Ariel Pablos-Méndez · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

J O Kilburn · National Center for Infectious Diseases

George M. Cauthen · Center for Prevention Services

Samuel Dooley · Center for Prevention Services

Abstract

There has been a marked increase in drug-resistant tuberculosis in New York City. Previously treated patients, those infected with HIV, and injection-drug users are at increased risk for drug resistance. Measures to control and prevent drug-resistant tuberculosis are urgently needed.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 328, Issue 8, pp. 521-526

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199302253280801

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