| Title | Exogenous reinfection as a cause of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural South Africa. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Andrews, Jason R., Neel R. Gandhi, Prashini Moodley, Sarita N. Shah, Louise Bohlken, Anthony P. Moll, Manormoney Pillay, Gerald Friedland, and Willem A. Sturm |
| Corporate Authors | Tugela Ferry Care and Research Collaboration |
| Journal | The Journal of infectious diseases |
| Volume | 198 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 1582-9 |
| Date Published | 2008 Dec 1 |
| ISSN | 0022-1899 |
| Keywords | Adult, Antitubercular Agents, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Female, Genotype, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, South Africa, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary |
| Abstract | 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 has not been determined. |
| DOI | 10.1086/528859 |
| Alternate Journal | J. Infect. Dis. |
