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Title: International spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from Tugela Ferry, South Africa
Authors: Cooke GS, Beaton RK, Lessells RJ, John L, Ashworth S, Kon OM, Williams OM, Supply P, Moodley P, Pym AS.
Journal: Emerg Infect Dis,17:2035-2037 (2011)
Journal Impact Factor (I.F.): 6.859
Abstract
We describe a death associated with multidrugresistant
tuberculosis and HIV infection outside Africa that
can be linked to Tugela Ferry (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa),
the town most closely associated with the regional epidemic
of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This case underscores the
international relevance of this regional epidemic, particularly
among health care workers.
Citation: Cooke GS, Beaton RK, Lessells RJ, John L, Ashworth S, Kon OM, Williams OM, Supply P, Moodley P, Pym AS. International spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from Tugela Ferry, South Africa Emerg Infect Dis,17:2035-2037 (2011).
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