Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in High-Risk Groups, Zimbabwe

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Metcalfe, John Z. ; Makumbirofa, Salome ; Makamure, Beauty ; Sandy, Charles ; Bara, Wilbert ; Mungofa, Stanley ; Hopewell, Philip C. ; Mason, Peter
• Description:
  To estimate prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2012, we performed microbiologic testing on acid-fast bacilli smear-positive sputum samples from patients previously treated for TB. Twenty (24%) of 84 specimens were consistent with MDR TB. A national drug-resistance survey is needed to determine MDR TB prevalence in Zimbabwe.
• Subjects:
  Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Prevalence Prospective Studies Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(1):135-137.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Zimbabwe
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4f2b66a645c0b98a89138abee2ae4a17baa7ea8eb52064958eab0e77b90aae68
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21522/cdc_21522_DS1.pdf
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