XDR-TB in South Africa: No Time for Denial or Complacency

Singh and colleagues discuss the threat to regional and global public health posed by XDR-TB in KwaZulu-Natal, and propose new measures to control the outbreak.

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Published in:	PLoS medicine Vol. 4; no. 1; p. e50
Main Authors:	Singh, Jerome Amir, Upshur, Ross, Padayatchi, Nesri
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.01.2007 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - prevention & control Analysis Disease control Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Distribution Drug resistance Epidemics Global health Health Policy HIV HIV Infection/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus Human rights Human Rights - legislation & jurisprudence Humans Infectious Diseases Microbiology Non-Clinical Medicine Patient Isolation - legislation & jurisprudence Policy Forum Public Health Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence Public Health and Epidemiology Respiratory Medicine Severe acute respiratory syndrome South Africa - epidemiology Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - mortality Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - prevention & control World Health Organization South Africa Canada AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Public Health Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant World Health Organization Disease Outbreaks Humans Human Rights Patient Isolation South Africa
ISSN:	1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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