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Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa.
The New England journal of medicine - 19 Jan 2017
Shah N Sarita, Auld Sara C, Brust James C M, Mathema Barun, Ismail Nazir, Moodley Pravi, Mlisana Koleka, Allana Salim, Campbell Angela, Mthiyane Thuli, Morris Natashia, Mpangase Primrose, van der Meulen Hermina, Omar Shaheed V, Brown Tyler S, Narechania Apurva, Shaskina Elena, Kapwata Thandi, Kreiswirth Barry, Gandhi Neel R
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BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis threatens recent gains in the treatment of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection worldwide. A widespread epidemic of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis is occurring in South Africa, where cases have increased substantially since 2002. The factors driving this rapid increase have not been fully elucidated, but such knowledge is needed to...
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