Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in women, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1942-1945

  O'Donnell, Max R ^a,b   Zelnick, Jennifer ^c   Werner, Lise ^b   Master, Iqbal ^d   Loveday, Marian ^e   Robert Horsburgh, C ^f   Padayatchi, Nesri ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

^d King George V Hospital   (South Africa)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84930485617     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1710.110105     Document Type: Article

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