Trends in Drug Resistance in Childhood Tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa.

Background: We determined mycobacterial drug resistance and HIV prevalence among children with bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis (TB) from March 2013 to February 2017. Results were compared with 5 previous 2-year surveillance studies (2003-2013).

Methods: Prospective surveillance of all bacteriologically confirmed TB in children (0-13 years) completed at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.