Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007
In Africa, incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been assumed to be low. However, investigation after a 2005 outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, found that the incidence rate for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZu...
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| author | Kristina Wallengren Fabio Scano Paul Nunn Bruce Margot Sandile S.S. Buthelezi Brian Williams Alexander Pym Elisabeth Y. Samuel Fuad Mirzayev Wilfred Nkhoma Lindiwe Mvusi Yogan Pillay |
| author_facet | Kristina Wallengren Fabio Scano Paul Nunn Bruce Margot Sandile S.S. Buthelezi Brian Williams Alexander Pym Elisabeth Y. Samuel Fuad Mirzayev Wilfred Nkhoma Lindiwe Mvusi Yogan Pillay |
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| description | In Africa, incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been assumed to be low. However, investigation after a 2005 outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, found that the incidence rate for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal was among the highest globally and would be higher if case-finding efforts were intensified. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-332fa7a90afe4609a0125b7f00358e7e2022-12-21T19:39:33ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-10-0117101913191610.3201/eid1710.100952Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007Kristina WallengrenFabio ScanoPaul NunnBruce MargotSandile S.S. ButheleziBrian WilliamsAlexander PymElisabeth Y. SamuelFuad MirzayevWilfred NkhomaLindiwe MvusiYogan PillayIn Africa, incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been assumed to be low. However, investigation after a 2005 outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, found that the incidence rate for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal was among the highest globally and would be higher if case-finding efforts were intensified.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/10/10-0952_articleXDR TBMDR TBoutbreakSouth Africaincidencetuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Kristina Wallengren Fabio Scano Paul Nunn Bruce Margot Sandile S.S. Buthelezi Brian Williams Alexander Pym Elisabeth Y. Samuel Fuad Mirzayev Wilfred Nkhoma Lindiwe Mvusi Yogan Pillay Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007 Emerging Infectious Diseases XDR TB MDR TB outbreak South Africa incidence tuberculosis |
| title | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007 |
| title_full | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007 |
| title_fullStr | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007 |
| title_short | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2001–2007 |
| title_sort | drug resistant tuberculosis kwazulu natal south africa 2001 2007 |
| topic | XDR TB MDR TB outbreak South Africa incidence tuberculosis |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/10/10-0952_article |
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