Incidence and geographic distribution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Jennifer R. Lim; Neel R. Gandhi; Thuli Mthiyane; Koleka Mlisana; Julie Moodley; Prenika Jaglal; Neeshan Ramdin; James C.M. Brust; Nazir Ismail; Roxana Rustomjee; N. Sarita Shah

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132076

Incidence and geographic distribution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Jennifer R. Lim, Neel R. Gandhi, Thuli Mthiyane, Koleka Mlisana, Julie Moodley, Prenika Jaglal, Neeshan Ramdin, James C.M. Brust, Nazir Ismail, Roxana Rustomjee, N. Sarita Shah

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South Africa is experiencing a widespread drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic, although data are limited regarding the current situation. This study finds that the extensively drugresistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) incidence in KwaZulu-Natal increased to 3.5 cases/100,000 (776 cases) in 2011-2012. XDR-TB cases are widely distributed geographically, with the majority of districts experiencing a rise in incidence.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e0132076
Journal	PloS one
Volume	10
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132076
State	Published - Jul 6 2015

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