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International spread of MDR TB from Tugela Ferry, South Africa |
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| Authors: | Cooke Graham S Beaton R Kate Lessells Richard J John Laurence Ashworth Simon Kon Onn Min Williams O Martin Supply P Moodley P Pym Alexander S |
| Affiliation: | Imperial College, London, UK. g.cooke@imperial.ac.uk |
| Abstract: | We describe a death associated with multidrug-resistant 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. |
| Keywords: | MDR TB HIV health care workers rpoB antimicrobial resistance South Africa tuberculosis and other mycobacteria multidrug resistance |
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