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2010 Aug 28 - Lancet Correspondence: Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

2010 Aug 28 - Lancet Correspondence: Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

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Helen Cox a b, Nathan Ford b, Cheryl McDermid b, Gilles van Cutsem b, Eric Goemaere b. The Lancet, Volume 376, Issue 9742, Page 681, 28 August 2010. (Correspndences on tuberculosis on Pages 681 to 683)

Keertan Dheda and colleagues (May 22, p 1798)1 report extremely poor treatment outcomes for patients with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in South Africa and conclude that prevention of XDR tuberculosis through strengthening of tuberculosis programmes overall should be prioritised.

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