TY - JOUR AU - El Achkar, Salam AU - Demanche, Christine AU - Osman, Marwan AU - Rafei, Rayane AU - Ismail, Mohamad Bachar AU - Yaacoub, Hiam AU - Pinçon, Claire AU - Duthoy, Stéphanie AU - De Matos, Frédérique AU - Gaudin, Cyril AU - Trovato, Alberto AU - Cirillo, Daniela AU - Hamze, Monzer AU - Supply, Philip T1 - Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Lebanon, 2016 – 2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 3 SP - 564 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In a 12-month nationwide study on the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Lebanon, we identified 3 multidrug-resistant cases and 3 extensively drug-resistant TB cases in refugees, migrants, and 1 Lebanon resident. Enhanced diagnostics, particularly in major destinations for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers, can inform treatment decisions and may help prevent the spread of drug-resistant TB. KW - Tuberculosis KW - TB KW - MDR KW - XDR KW - drug resistance KW - survey KW - DNA sequencing KW - whole genome sequencing KW - refugees KW - asylum seekers KW - migrant workers KW - whole-genome sequencing KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - bacteria KW - Lebanon KW - antimicrobial resistance DO - 10.3201/eid2503.181375 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-1375_article ER - End of Reference