Incidence and geographic distribution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Lim, Jennifer R.
dc.contributor.author Gandhi, Neel R.
dc.contributor.author Mthiyane, Thuli
dc.contributor.author Mlisana, Koleka
dc.contributor.author Moodley, Julie
dc.contributor.author Jaglal, Prenika
dc.contributor.author Ramdin, Neeshan
dc.contributor.author Brust, James C.M.
dc.contributor.author Ismail, Nazir Ahmed
dc.contributor.author Rustomjee, Roxana
dc.contributor.author Shah, N. Sarita
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-28T08:37:29Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-28T08:37:29Z
dc.date.issued 2015-07-06
dc.description.abstract South Africa is experiencing a widespread drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic, although data are limited regarding the current situation. This study finds that the extensively drugresistant 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. en_ZA
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dc.description.sponsorship This work was supported by: R01 AI089349, National Institutes of Health, NRG NSS (http://www.nih.gov/); 2007071, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award, NSS (http://www.ddcf.org/); 2007070, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award, NRG (http://www.ddcf.org/); K24 114444, K24 Career Development Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NRG (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx); P30 AI050409, Emory University Center for AIDS Research, NRG (http://www.cfar.emory.edu/); K23 AI083088, National Institutes of Health, JCMB (http:// www.nih.gov/); and P30 AI051519, Einstein- Montefiore Center for AIDS Research, JCMB (http:// www.einstein.yu.edu/centers/center-for-aidsresearch/). en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citation Lim JR, Gandhi NR, Mthiyane T, Mlisana K, Moodley J, Jaglal P, et al. (2015) Incidence and Geographic Distribution of Extensively Drug- Resistant Tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0132076. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132076 en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203
dc.identifier.other 10.1371/journal.pone.0132076
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49638
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Public Library of Science en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015 Lim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Epidemic en_ZA
dc.subject KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa en_ZA
dc.subject Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) en_ZA
dc.title Incidence and geographic distribution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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