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Contact Tracing of Patients Infected with a Ukraine Outbreak Strain

MM Matthias Merker
EN Elena Nikolaevskaya
TK Thomas A. Kohl
BM Barbara Molina-Moya
OP Olha Pavlovska
PB Patrik Brännberg
AD Andrii Dudnyk
VS Valentyna Stokich
IB Ivan Barilar
IM Iryna Marynova
TF Tetiana Filipova
CP Cristina Prat
AS Anders Sjöstedt
JD Jose Dominguez
OR Olena Rzhepishevska
SN Stefan Niemann
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We conducted a retrospective review of epidemiologic contact tracing for patients infected with a Ukraine outbreak strain through patient records. Because Ukraine lacks resources for contact tracing and TB is stigmatized, we anticipated that the journal information would yield few contacts. To assist with contact identification, we interviewed physicians providing care for the patients with a Ukraine outbreak strain of TB. We maintained data confidentiality in accordance with regional ethics approvals in Ukraine and Umea, Sweden (N 2012-292-31M). We immediately shared information regarding nosocomial transmission of Ukraine outbreak strains with the administration of Odessa Regional TB Hospital to support infection control measures.

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