Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa | Zendy

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Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa

Author(s) -

Neha Shah,

Sara C. Auld,

James C. M. Brust,

Barun Mathema,

Nazir Ismail,

Pravi Moodley,

Koleka Mlisana,

Salim Allana,

Angela Campbell,

Thuli Mthiyane,

Natashia Morris,

Primrose Mpangase,

Hermina van der Meulen,

Shaheed Vally Omar,

Tyler S. Brown,

Apurva Narechania,

Elena Shaskina,

Thandi Kapwata,

Barry N. Kreiswirth,

Neel R. Gandhi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1604544

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , mycobacterium tuberculosis , drug resistance , psychological intervention , extensively drug resistant tuberculosis , interquartile range , cluster (spacecraft) , genotype , virology , public health , environmental health , pathology , psychiatry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , electrical engineering , computer science , gene , engineering , programming language

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 guide public health interventions.

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