High Rates of Potentially Infectious Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Hospital Inpatients in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Indicate Risk of Nosocomial Transmission

BACKGROUND: Nosocomial transmission has been implicated as a key factor in the outbreak of extensively drug resistant (XDR) and multidrug-resistant (MDR-TB) tuberculosis at Church of Scotland Hospital (CoSH), in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. The aim of this study was to quantify the burden of p...

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Autores principales: Bantubani, Nonkqubela, Kabera, Gaetan, Connolly, Catherine, Rustomjee, Roxana, Reddy, Tarylee, Cohen, Ted, Pym, Alexander S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24625669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090868

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24625669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090868

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