Double infection with a Resistant and a Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Open Access
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 6 (5), 548-551
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0605.000518
Abstract
An immunocompetent patient was dually infected with a resistant and a multidrug-resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). The multidrug-resistant strain, which belongs to the W- strain/Beijing family, was first isolated after 3 months of therapy. Inappropriate treatment led to further drug resistance and unsuccessful therapy. Thus, additional infections with resistant M. tuberculosis strains should be considered when tuberculosis therapy fails.Keywords
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