Using routinely collected laboratory data to identify high rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis burden communities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective spatiotemporal analysis.

Using routinely collected laboratory data to identify high rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis burden communities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective spatiotemporal analysis.

BACKGROUND:South Africa has the highest tuberculosis incidence globally (781/100,000), with an estimated 4.3% of cases being rifampicin resistant (RR). Control and elimination strategies will require detailed spatial information to understand where drug-resistant tuberculosis exists and why it persi...

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Main Authors: Avery I McIntosh, Helen E Jenkins, Laura F White, Marinus Barnard, Dana R Thomson, Tania Dolby, John Simpson, Elizabeth M Streicher, Mary B Kleinman, Elizabeth J Ragan, Paul D van Helden, Megan B Murray, Robin M Warren, Karen R Jacobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002638

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002638

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