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15 Apr., Saga prefecture announced
1st case mass infection in Japan
9 persons infected with XDR-TB
from twenties to forties
beginning of the infection
in September 2006
a tubercular patient(man, fifties) was discharged from prefectural hospital
and he go to clinic
in June 2007
he was re-hospitalized for condition deteriorated
the doctor diagnosed his illness as XDR-TB
in December 2008
XDR-TB detected from clinic staff(woman, forties)
in May 2010
XDR-TB detected from clinic staff(thirties)
Saga prefecture investigated the infection route
it found 9 persons from 460 persons
nosocomial infection: 8 persons(7 clinic staffs)
nosohusial infection: 1 person(clinic staff' family)
They are not serious conditions, only one person is in hospital
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1st case mass infection in Japan
9 persons infected with XDR-TB
from twenties to forties
beginning of the infection
in September 2006
a tubercular patient(man, fifties) was discharged from prefectural hospital
and he go to clinic
in June 2007
he was re-hospitalized for condition deteriorated
the doctor diagnosed his illness as XDR-TB
in December 2008
XDR-TB detected from clinic staff(woman, forties)
in May 2010
XDR-TB detected from clinic staff(thirties)
Saga prefecture investigated the infection route
it found 9 persons from 460 persons
nosocomial infection: 8 persons(7 clinic staffs)
nosohusial infection: 1 person(clinic staff' family)
They are not serious conditions, only one person is in hospital
nhk http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.nhk.or.jp%2Fnews%2Fhtml%2F20110415%2Ft10015348271000.html
mainichi jp http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmainichi.jp%2Flife%2Fhealth%2Fmedical%2Fnews%2F20110416k0000m040153000c.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2
nishinipponshinbun http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nishinippon.co.jp%2Fnnp%2Fitem%2F237325&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2
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