Rifampicin Mono-Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Significant Phenomenon in a High Prevalence TB-HIV Region

SETTING: The dual epidemics of HIV-TB including MDR-TB are major contributors to high morbidity and mortality rates in South Africa. Rifampicin (RIF) resistance is regarded as a proxy for MDR-TB. Currently available molecular assays have the advantage of rapidly detecting resistant strains of MTB, b...

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Autores principales: Coovadia, Yacoob Mahomed, Mahomed, Sharana, Pillay, Melendhran, Werner, Lise, Mlisana, Koleka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077712

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077712

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