@article {3271,
	title = {Household contact investigation of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting.},
	journal = {The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2011},
	month = {2011 Sep},
	pages = {1170-5, i},
	abstract = {Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) are now a nationwide epidemic in South Africa. Epidemiological data suggest nosocomial transmission as the primary route of spread; however, transmission among household contacts has not yet been investigated.},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Antitubercular Agents, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Family Characteristics, Female, Follow-Up Studies, HIV Infections, Humans, Incidence, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, South Africa, Time Factors, Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant, Young Adult},
	issn = {1815-7920},
	doi = {10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181fbc94f},
	author = {Vella, V and Racalbuto, V and Guerra, R and Marra, C and Moll, A and Mhlanga, Z and Maluleke, M and Mhlope, H and Margot, B and Friedland, G and Shah, N S and Gandhi, N R}
}
