Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008

To evaluate levels and trends in drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Zhejiang Province, China, we conducted 1 survey in each of 3 years (1999, 2004, and 2008). We found that <5% of new cases were multidrug-resistant TB. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant TB has not increased in new or re-treat...

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Main Authors: Xiaomeng Wang, Qian Fu, Zhijun Li, Songhua Chen, Zhengwei Liu, Hugh Nelson, Qun Yang, Zhongwei Jia, Christopher Dye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
isoniazid
rifampicin
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
MDR TB
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-0760_article

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