Fatal case of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype infection in an injecting drug user, Athens, Greece, 2012

K. Leuow; D. Papaventsis; S. Kourkoundi; P. Ioannidis; S. Karabela; S. Tsikrika; I. Marinou; A. Papavasileiou; M. Stone; Francis Drobniewski; V. Paparisos; E. Vogiatzakis

Fatal case of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype infection in an injecting drug user, Athens, Greece, 2012

K. Leuow, D. Papaventsis^*, S. Kourkoundi, P. Ioannidis, S. Karabela, S. Tsikrika, I. Marinou, A. Papavasileiou, M. Stone, Francis Drobniewski, V. Paparisos, E. Vogiatzakis

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We present the first fatal case of extensively drugresistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in an injecting drug user (IDU) in Athens, Greece, co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus and discuss the implications for public health. Despite immediate initiation of treatment, the patient's condition gradually deteriorated and he died 16 days after hospital admission because of multiple organ failure. The contact tracing investigation revealed no further infections among the patient's contacts.

Original language	English
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	18
Issue number	12
Publication status	Published - 21 Mar 2013

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Fatal case of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype infection in an injecting drug user, Athens, Greece, 2012

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