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Primary drug-resistant tuberculosis in children

H S Schaaf1, R P Gie, N Beyers

  • 1Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Hospital and the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. hss@gerga.sun.ac.za

Summary

Drug resistance in childhood tuberculosis is low in South Africa, mirroring community levels. This study found isoniazid resistance in 6.9% and multidrug resistance in 1% of pediatric TB cases.

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