Minimal diversity of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, South Africa

Authors :: Gandhi, Neel R.
Brust, James C.M.
Moodley, Prashini
Weissman, Darren
Heo, Moonseong
Ning, Yuming
Moll, Anthony P.
Friedland, Gerald H.
Sturm, A. Willem
Shah, N. Sarita
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. March 1, 2014, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p426, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has emerged as a substantial threat to advances in global TB control over the past several decades (1). Worldwide, an estimated 630,000 cases of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB [...]

Subjects :: Mortality -- South Africa -- China
Antitubercular agents -- Health aspects
Drug resistance -- Drug therapy -- Health aspects
Tuberculosis -- Drug therapy -- Health aspects
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