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...
Main Authors: | Balew Arega, Fiqrte Menbere, Yitagesu Getachew |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3943-1 |
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