Rifampicin-Monoresistant Tuberculosis Is Not the Same as Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: a Descriptive Study from Khayelitsha, South Africa

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healthcare

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paper

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ZubEliFreFab

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Ame

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Rifampin monoresistance (RMR; rifampin resistance and isoniazid susceptibility) accounts for 38% of all rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) in South Africa and is increasing. We aimed to compare RMR-TB with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) in a setting with high TB, RR-TB, and HIV burdens.

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Objectives South Africa ranks among the highest drug-re

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Objective: We determined the prevalence of rifampicin resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients

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Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a public health problem globally. The burden is furt