Emergence and Spread of Extensively and Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, South Africa
Emergence and Spread of Extensively and Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, South Africa
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Klopper, Marisa , Warren, Robin Mark , Hayes, Cindy , Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas Claudius , Streicher, Elizabeth Maria , Müller, Borna , Sirgel, Frederick Adriaan , Chabula-Nxiweni, Mamisa , Hoosain, Ebrahim , Coetzee, Gerrit , David van Helden, Paul , Victor, Thomas Calldo and Trollip, André Phillip
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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Factors driving the increase in drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, are not understood. A convenience sample of 309 drug-susceptible and 342 multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB isolates, collected July 2008-July 2009, were characterized by spoligotyping, DNA fingerprinting, insertion site mapping, and targeted DNA...
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Emergence and Spread of Extensively and Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, South Africa
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_752f256ee912498094a22ee579b6b62a
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_752f256ee912498094a22ee579b6b62a
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid1903.120246
