The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Aug 2006
Impact of country of origin on drug-resistant tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in British Columbia.
Provincial tuberculosis (TB) services, British Columbia, Canada. ⋯ The risk of drug resistance was the highest among foreign-born patients from Vietnam and the Philippines. These findings should assist clinicians in prescribing and tailoring anti-tuberculosis regimens for immigrants more appropriately.