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Emergence of Increased Resistance and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Despite Treatment Adherence, South Africa

We investigated the emergence and evolution of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in an HIV co-infected population at a South African gold mine with a well-functioning TB control program. Of 128 patients with drug-resistant TB diagnosed during January 2003–November 2005, a total of 77 had multidrug-re...

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Autores principales: Calver, Alistair D., Falmer, Alecia A., Murray, Megan, Strauss, Odelia J., Streicher, Elizabeth M., Hanekom, Madelene, Liversage, Thelma, Masibi, Mothusi, van Helden, Paul D., Warren, Robin M., Victor, Thomas C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20113557
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1602.090968