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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| author | Xiaomeng Wang Qian Fu Zhijun Li Songhua Chen Zhengwei Liu Hugh Nelson Qun Yang Zhongwei Jia Christopher Dye |
| author_facet | Xiaomeng Wang Qian Fu Zhijun Li Songhua Chen Zhengwei Liu Hugh Nelson Qun Yang Zhongwei Jia Christopher Dye |
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| description | 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-treated cases in this province. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1155ed877f1743a0b34a8b18bbdd2d852022-12-22T03:18:59ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592012-03-0118349649810.3201/eid1803.110760Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008Xiaomeng WangQian FuZhijun LiSonghua ChenZhengwei LiuHugh NelsonQun YangZhongwei JiaChristopher DyeTo 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-treated cases in this province.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-0760_articleisoniazidrifampicinmultidrug-resistant tuberculosisMDR TBtuberculosis and other mycobacteriabacteria |
| spellingShingle | Xiaomeng Wang Qian Fu Zhijun Li Songhua Chen Zhengwei Liu Hugh Nelson Qun Yang Zhongwei Jia Christopher Dye Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008 Emerging Infectious Diseases isoniazid rifampicin multidrug-resistant tuberculosis MDR TB tuberculosis and other mycobacteria bacteria |
| title | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008 |
| title_full | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008 |
| title_fullStr | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008 |
| title_short | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 1999–2008 |
| title_sort | drug resistant tuberculosis in zhejiang province china 1999 2008 |
| topic | isoniazid rifampicin multidrug-resistant tuberculosis MDR TB tuberculosis and other mycobacteria bacteria |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-0760_article |
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