Lim, Jennifer R.Gandhi, Neel R.Mthiyane, ThuliMlisana, KolekaMoodley, JulieJaglal, PrenikaRamdin, NeeshanBrust, James C.M.Ismail, Nazir AhmedRustomjee, RoxanaShah, N. Sarita2015-08-282015-08-282015-07-06Lim 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.01320761932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0132076http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49638South 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© 2015 Lim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.EpidemicKwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaDrug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB)Article