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A 5-year-old child from the United States

Successful Treatment of U.S. Child With XDR Tuberculosis

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Case highlights the risks of acquiring drug-resistant tuberculosis overseas
Although antibiotics have largely eradicated tuberculosis in the United States in recent decades

Swiss Report Highlights Danger of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Cases where the infection isn't thwarted by existing antibiotics are surfacing, researcher says
For contacts of individuals with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Fluoroquinolones Halt Multidrug-Resistant-TB in Contacts

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FQN preventive therapy linked to health system savings and lower mortality versus no therapy
Fluoroquinolone therapy for contacts of individuals with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is associated with cost savings and reduced incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis

Fluoroquinolone Preventive Therapy Deemed Beneficial in TB

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Health system savings, health benefits with therapy for contacts of patients with multi-drug resistant TB
U.S. health authorities are trying to find anyone who may have had contact with a woman who has been diagnosed with a highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.

CDC: Seeking Those Exposed to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Patient spent seven weeks in country, traveled to three states before diagnosis
More than 300 students and staff at Olathe Northwest High School were tested last week after a reported case of tuberculosis at the school. The testing identified 27 more people with tuberculosis infection

Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School

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Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis at a local high school

CDC: Decline in TB Rates in the United States Slowing Down

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2013 decrease is smallest seen in more than a decade
Implementation of a culture-based screening algorithm in 2007 reduced the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States

Culture-Based Screening Algorithm Cuts TB in Immigrants

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Reduction in incidence of TB among newly arrived, foreign-born persons in the United States
In 26 U.S. tuberculosis outbreaks the initial source case-patients had long incubation periods and were characterized by substance abuse

Characteristics of Tuberculosis Source Cases Identified

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Source-case patients have long infectious periods; most report substance abuse, homelessness, prison