Incidence and Geographic Distribution of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

South Africa is experiencing a widespread drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic, although data are limited regarding the current situation. This study finds that the extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) incidence in KwaZulu-Natal increased to 3.5 cases/100,000 (776 cases) in 2011-2012. XD...

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Autores principales: Lim, Jennifer R., Gandhi, Neel R., Mthiyane, Thuli, Mlisana, Koleka, Moodley, Julie, Jaglal, Prenika, Ramdin, Neeshan, Brust, James C. M., Ismail, Nazir, Rustomjee, Roxana, Shah, N. Sarita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4493033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26147963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132076
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Sumario:South Africa is experiencing a widespread drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic, although data are limited regarding the current situation. This study finds that the extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) incidence in KwaZulu-Natal increased to 3.5 cases/100,000 (776 cases) in 2011-2012. XDR-TB cases are widely distributed geographically, with the majority of districts experiencing a rise in incidence.

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