International Spread of MDR TB from Tugela Ferry, South Africa

We describe a death associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV infection outside Africa that can be linked to Tugela Ferry (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), the town most closely associated with the regional epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This case underscores the international...

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Autores principales: Cooke, Graham S., Beaton, R. Kate, Lessells, Richard J., John, Laurence, Ashworth, Simon, Kon, Onn Min, Williams, O. Martin, Supply, P., Moodley, P., Pym, Alexander S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099091
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110291
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author Cooke, Graham S.
Beaton, R. Kate
Lessells, Richard J.
John, Laurence
Ashworth, Simon
Kon, Onn Min
Williams, O. Martin
Supply, P.
Moodley, P.
Pym, Alexander S.
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description We describe a death associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV infection outside Africa that can be linked to Tugela Ferry (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), the town most closely associated with the regional epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This case underscores the international relevance of this regional epidemic, particularly among health care workers.
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spelling pubmed-33105622012-04-10 International Spread of MDR TB from Tugela Ferry, South Africa Cooke, Graham S. Beaton, R. Kate Lessells, Richard J. John, Laurence Ashworth, Simon Kon, Onn Min Williams, O. Martin Supply, P. Moodley, P. Pym, Alexander S. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We describe a death associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV infection outside Africa that can be linked to Tugela Ferry (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), the town most closely associated with the regional epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This case underscores the international relevance of this regional epidemic, particularly among health care workers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3310562/ /pubmed/22099091 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110291 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Beaton, R. Kate
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Kon, Onn Min
Williams, O. Martin
Supply, P.
Moodley, P.
Pym, Alexander S.
International Spread of MDR TB from Tugela Ferry, South Africa
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