Prevalence of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among presumptive tuberculosis patients in selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Prevalence of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among presumptive tuberculosis patients in selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Rapid detection of rifampicin resistance is essential for early management and prevention of transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). We studied the prevalence of rifampicin resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) among presumptive TB patients in Addis Ab...

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Main Authors: Balew Arega, Fiqrte Menbere, Yitagesu Getachew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
MTB prevalence
Rifampicin resistance
MDR-TB
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3943-1

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