Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Women, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Women, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

To determine whether women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) were more likely than men to have extensively drug-resistant TB, we reviewed 4,514 adults admitted during 2003–2008 for drug-resistant TB. Female sex independently predicted extensively drug-resistant TB...

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Main Authors: O’Donnell, Max R., Zelnick, Jennifer, Werner, Lise, Master, Iqbal, Loveday, Marian, Horsburgh, C. Robert, Padayatchi, Nesri
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310667/

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