Eastern Cape confirms two more XDR-TB cases
By, Independent Online, March 19, 2007
Two more cases of killer XDR-TB have been diagnosed in the Eastern Cape, the provincial health department said on Monday.
Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said the two patients were diagnosed with extreme drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) on Thursday of last week at the Jose Pearson TB Hospital in Port Elizabeth.
The two were subsequently transferred to the Fort Grey TB hospital in East London where they were isolated from ordinary TB patients.
Forty-three patients in the Eastern Cape have been diagnosed with the deadly strain of the infectious disease since its emergence in the province in November 2006. According to the department, six people have died.
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20070319224404772C571161
Two more cases of killer XDR-TB have been diagnosed in the Eastern Cape, the provincial health department said on Monday.
Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said the two patients were diagnosed with extreme drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) on Thursday of last week at the Jose Pearson TB Hospital in Port Elizabeth.
The two were subsequently transferred to the Fort Grey TB hospital in East London where they were isolated from ordinary TB patients.
Forty-three patients in the Eastern Cape have been diagnosed with the deadly strain of the infectious disease since its emergence in the province in November 2006. According to the department, six people have died.
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20070319224404772C571161
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