Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007

Wallengren, Kristina; Scano, Fabio; Nunn, Paul; Margot, Bruce; Buthelezi, Sandile S.S.; Williams, Brian; Pym, Alexander; Samuel, Elisabeth Y.; Mirzayev, Fuad; Nkhoma, Wilfred; Mvusi, Lindiwe; Pillay, Yogan

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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007

Published Date:

Oct 2011

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1913-1916.

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Wallengren, Kristina ; Scano, Fabio ; Nunn, Paul ; Margot, Bruce ; Buthelezi, Sandile S.S. ; ... More ▼

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In Africa, incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been assumed to be low. However, investigation after a 2005 outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, found that the incidence rate for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal was among the highest globally and would be higher if case-finding efforts were intensified.

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