Spatial distribution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Thandi KapwataNatashia MorrisAngela CampbellThuli MthiyanePrimrose MpangaseKristin N NelsonSalim AllanaJames C M BrustPravi MoodleyKoleka MlisanaNeel R GandhiN Sarita Shah

Published in: PloS one (2017)

XDR TB cases are widely distributed throughout KwaZulu-Natal province with a denser focus in eThekwini district. Patients travelled long distances to the health facility where they were diagnosed with XDR TB, suggesting a potential role for migration or transportation in the XDR TB epidemic.

Keyphrases

south africa
drug resistant
multidrug resistant
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
hiv positive
ejection fraction
acinetobacter baumannii
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
public health
prognostic factors
climate change
pseudomonas aeruginosa
antiretroviral therapy