More than half of presumptive multidrug-resistant cases referred to a tuberculosis referral laboratory in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are multidrug resistant

More than half of presumptive multidrug-resistant cases referred to a tuberculosis referral laboratory in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are multidrug resistant

Objective/background: Generating epidemiological data on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is essential to assess the magnitude and trends of anti-TB drug resistance. This study determined the prevalence of MDR-TB among presumptive MDR cases referred to a TB referral laboratory in the Tigray...

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Main Authors: Kebede Tesfay, Shinesh Tesfay, Etsay Nigus, Araya Gebreyesus, Dawit Gebreegziabiher, Kelemework Adane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Ethiopia
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Previously treated
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=324;epage=327;aulast=Tesfay

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http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=324;epage=327;aulast=Tesfay

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