Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission and Resistance Amplification within Families

James A. Seddon

, Rob M. Warren, Donald A. Enarson, Nulda Beyers, and H. Simon Schaaf

Author affiliations: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (J.A. Seddon); Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa (J.A. Seddon, R.M. Warren, N. Beyers, H.S. Schaaf); International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France (D.A, Enarson); and Tygerberg Children’s Hospital, Tygerberg (H.S. Schaaf)

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Chronology of tuberculosis treatment and outcomes for 2 families with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), South Africa, 2008–2010. MDR TB, multidrug-resistant TB; XDR TB, extensively drug-resistant TB.

Figure 2. . . Chronology of tuberculosis treatment and outcomes for 2 families with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), South Africa, 2008–2010. MDR TB, multidrug-resistant TB; XDR TB, extensively drug-resistant TB.

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