%0 Journal Article %J PloS one %D 2011 %T Spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. %A Moodley, Prashini %A Shah, N Sarita %A Tayob, Nabihah %A Connolly, Cathy %A Zetola, Nicola %A Gandhi, Neel %A Friedland, Gerald %A Sturm, A Willem %K Antitubercular Agents %K Cross-Sectional Studies %K Ethambutol %K Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis %K Humans %K Isoniazid %K Kanamycin %K Microbial Sensitivity Tests %K Ofloxacin %K Rifampin %K South Africa %K Streptomycin %N 5 %P e17513 %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0017513 %V 6 %X In 2005 a cluster of 53 HIV-infected patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) was detected in the Msinga sub-district, the catchment area for the Church of Scotland Hospital (CoSH) in Tugela Ferry, in KwaZulu-Natal province (KZN), South Africa. KZN is divided into 11 healthcare districts. We sought to determine the distribution of XDR TB cases in the province in relation to population density. %8 2011