%0 Journal Article
%T Back
%A Anne Marie Mc Laughlin
%A Rory A. O¡¯Donnell
%A Noel Gibbons
%A Mary Scully
%A Darina O¡¯FlanganJoseph Keane
%J The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal
%D 2007
%I Bentham Open
%R 10.2174/1874306400701010007]
%X Anne Marie Mc Laughlin, Rory A. O¡¯Donnell, Noel Gibbons, Mary Scully, Darina O¡¯Flangan and Joseph Keane Published Date: (15 December, 2007) We describe a case of a 25 year old female from Lithuania who presented with a productive cough. Chest radiograph demonstrated an infiltrate in the left upper lobe and a cavitating lesion in the right middle lobe. Sensitivity testing of her sputum led to a diagnosis of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). This is the first case in Ireland and highlights the need for physicians to be aware of the possibility of XDR-TB. Moreover it underlines the need for improvement in service provision in terms of a TB reference laboratory and TB clinics.
%U http://www.benthamscience.com/open/tormj/articles/V001/7TORMJ.htm