Detection of a substantial rate of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in an HIV-infected population in South Africa by active monitoring of sputum samples.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on April 01, 2010

Authors

Shaheen Hassim1, Pamela A Shaw, Phumelele Sangweni, Lizette Malan, Ella Ntshani, Monkwe Jethro Mathibedi, Nomso Stubbs, Julia A Metcalf, Risa Eckes, Henry Masur, Stephanus Komati

Author Affiliations

1: South African National Defence Force, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.

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