2008
Decentralised management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR- and XDR-TB) in South Africa: an alternative model of care.
Padayatchi N, Friedland G. Decentralised management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR- and XDR-TB) in South Africa: an alternative model of care. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2008, 12: 978-80. PMID: 18647461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansModels, TheoreticalPublic Health PracticeSouth AfricaTuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
2007
Prevention of nosocomial transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural South African district hospitals: an epidemiological modelling study
Basu S, Andrews JR, Poolman EM, Gandhi NR, Shah NS, Moll A, Moodley P, Galvani AP, Friedland GH. Prevention of nosocomial transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural South African district hospitals: an epidemiological modelling study. The Lancet 2007, 370: 1500-1507. PMID: 17964351, PMCID: PMC3711808, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(07)61636-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross InfectionHospitals, DistrictHumansModels, TheoreticalRural HealthSouth AfricaTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantConceptsInfection control strategiesDrug-resistant tuberculosisXDR tuberculosisTuberculosis casesTuberculosis transmissionRural South African district hospitalSouth African district hospitalMask useTugela FerryAfrican district hospitalEffects of HIVInfection control measuresDrug resistance testingCommunity-based dataResource-limited settingsEpidemiological modelling studyCommunity-based programsAntiretroviral therapyNosocomial transmissionHospitalisation timeHIV treatmentOutpatient therapyDistrict hospitalTuberculosis epidemicHospital staff