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XDR-TB in South Africa: back to TB sanatoria perhaps? 2007

Ramalitse Sakoane

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010356	Patient Isolation	The segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.	Home Isolation,Isolation, Home,Isolation, Patient,Negative Pressure Isolation,Negative Pressure Patient Isolation
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013019	South Africa	A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.	Republic of South Africa,Union of South Africa
D018088	Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant	Tuberculosis resistant to chemotherapy with two or more ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS, including at least ISONIAZID and RIFAMPICIN. The problem of resistance is particularly troublesome in tuberculous OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS associated with HIV INFECTIONS. It requires the use of second line drugs which are more toxic than the first line regimens. TB with isolates that have developed further resistance to at least three of the six classes of second line drugs is defined as EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS.	Tuberculosis, Drug-Resistant,Tuberculosis, MDR,Tuberculosis, Multi-Drug Resistant,Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis,MDR Tuberculosis,Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis,Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis,Tuberculosis, Drug Resistant,Tuberculosis, Multi Drug Resistant,Tuberculosis, Multidrug Resistant

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