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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Humans Incidence Prevalence
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1913-1916.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  South Africa
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:87003715196c504d581c354535d1ada199af89cd94d58fd9114a28c20a954a25
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18399/cdc_18399_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 297.52 KB ]