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Simple control measures could substantially reduce predicted spread of XDR TB
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  1. Shazia Khan
  1. S Khan, Respiratory/ITU SHO, London, UK; shaziakhan{at}doctors.org.uk

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    Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is TB with resistance to isoniazid, rifampicin, any fluoroquinolone, and at least one of the three injectable sideline drugs. Cases have been reported in 37 countries worldwide since March 2006, with South Africa having the largest cluster of patients. Nosocomial transmission of XDR has been suggested as the driver of this epidemic, …

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