High prevalence of childhood multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross sectional study

High prevalence of childhood multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There are limited data on the prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), estimated at 0.6-6.7%, in African children with tuberculosis. We undertook a retrospective analysis of the prevalence of MDR-TB in children with...

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Main Authors: Beylis Natalie C, Fairlie Lee, Reubenson Gary, Moore David P, Madhi Shabir A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/28

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