Minimal Diversity of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, South Africa

Minimal Diversity of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains, South Africa

Multidrug- (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) are commonly associated with Beijing strains. However, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which has among the highest incidence and mortality for MDR and XDR TB, data suggest that non-Beijing strains are driving the epidemic. We cond...

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Main Authors: Neel R. Gandhi, James C.M. Brust, Prashini Moodley, Darren Weissman, Moonseong Heo, Yuming Ning, Anthony P. Moll, Gerald H. Friedland, A. Willem Sturm, N. Sarita Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
M. tuberculosis
drug resistance
transmission
genotype
South Africa
HIV
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1083_article

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