Evolution of the Extensively Drug-Resistant F15/LAM4/KZN Strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- 1 December 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 45 (11) , 1409-1414
- https://doi.org/10.1086/522987
Abstract
Background. Although several hot spots of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have been identified on the African continent, extensive drug resistance (Keywords
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