Exogenous Reinfection as a Cause of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural South Africa

Background. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) are now major threats in areas of South Africa with a high prevalence of TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The role of exogenous reinfection as a cause of MDR and XDR TB in these settings...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 2008-12, Vol.198 (11), p.1582-1589
Hauptverfasser:	Andrews, Jason R., Gandhi, Neel R., Moodley, Prashini, Shah, N. Sarita, Bohlken, Louise, Moll, Anthony P., Pillay, Manormoney, Friedland, Gerald, Sturm, A. Willem
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antitubercular Agents - pharmacology Antituberculars Data processing Disease transmission Drug resistance Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - complications Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - epidemiology Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - transmission Female Genotype Genotypes HIV infections HIV Infections - complications HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infection Infections Male Middle Aged Multidrug resistant tuberculosis Mycobacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - drug effects Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics Pulmonary tuberculosis Reinfection South Africa - epidemiology spoligotyping Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
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