TY - JOUR AU - Truzyan, Nune AU - Crape, Byron AU - Grigoryan, Ruzanna AU - Martirosyan, Hripsime AU - Petrosyan, Varduhi T1 - Increased Risk for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Migratory Workers, Armenia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 3 SP - 474 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To understand use of tuberculosis (TB) services for migrant workers, we conducted a cross-sectional census of 95 migrant workers with TB from Armenia by using medical record reviews and face-to-face interviews. Prolonged time between diagnosis and treatment, treatment interruption, and treatment defaults caused by migrant work might increase the risk for multidrug-resistant TB. KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - multidrug-resistant tuberculosis KW - MDR TB KW - risk reduction behavior KW - medication adherence KW - migrant workers KW - Armenia DO - 10.3201/eid2103.140474 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-0474_article ER - End of Reference