Increase in Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Alberta Among Foreign-born Persons: Implications for Tuberculosis Management
Gaps identified NA Key findings Of the 2,234 foreign-born culture-positive TB cases in Alberta in 1982–2011, 27 had MDR-TB. Overall, MDR was associated with age <65 years, TB relapse/retreatment, and diagnosis and arrival in the last decade (2002–2011). Only immigrants from the Philippines and Vietnam showed a sig...