Outcomes, infectiousness, and transmission dynamics of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and home-discharged patients with programmatically incurable tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study.

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Title: Outcomes, infectiousness, and transmission dynamics of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and home-discharged patients with programmatically incurable tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study.
Authors: Dheda K; Division of Pulmonology and UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: keertan.dheda@uct.ac.za., Limberis JD; Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Pietersen E; Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Phelan J; Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Esmail A; Division of Pulmonology and UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Lesosky M; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Fennelly KP; Pulmonary Clinical Medicine Section, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA., Te Riele J; Brooklyn Chest Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Mastrapa B; Harry Surtie Hospital, Upington, South Africa., Streicher EM; DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa., Dolby T; National Health Laboratory Services, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa., Abdallah AM; Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, BESE Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia., Ben-Rached F; Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, BESE Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia., Simpson J; National Health Laboratory Services, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa., Smith L; Division of Pulmonology and UCT Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Gumbo T; Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Experimental Therapeutics, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA., van Helden P; DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa., Sirgel FA; DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa., McNerney R; Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Theron G; Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa., Pain A; Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, BESE Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia., Clark TG; Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Warren RM; DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Source: The Lancet. Respiratory medicine [Lancet Respir Med] 2017 Apr; Vol. 5 (4), pp. 269-281. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 19.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101605555 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2213-2619 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22132600 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Respir Med Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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