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Second-line drug resistance in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases of various origins in the Netherlands.

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2008

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Jakko van Ingen, Martin J. Boeree, A Wright, T. van der Laan, P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Dick van Soolingen
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Abstract

Resistance to second-line drugs is infrequent among MDR-TB patients in the Netherlands. Most second-line drug resistance is recorded among immigrants, with substantial differences in second-line drug resistance in MDR-TB patients originating from different geographical areas.