Incidence and geographic distribution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
| 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 |
| dc.description.librarian | am2015 | en_ZA |
| 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 |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.plosone.org | en_ZA |
| 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 |