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Exogenous reinfection as a cause of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural South Africa.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2008

Andrews Jason R, Gandhi Neel R, Moodley Prashini, Shah N Sarita, Bohlken Louise, Moll Anthony P, Pillay Manormoney, Friedland Gerald, Sturm A Willem

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BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) are now major threats in areas of South Africa with a high prevalence of TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The role of exogenous reinfection as a cause of MDR and XDR TB in these settin...

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PMID: 18847372
DOI: 10.1086/592991

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