Molecular epidemiology and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among HIV positive and HIV negative tuberculosis patients in Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. The aims of this study were (i) to investigate the recovery rate of M. tuberculosis from smear positive single morning sputum specimens subjected to long-term storage at -20°C, (ii) to assess the level and risk factors for first- and second-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belay, Belay Tessema
Other Authors: Universität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2012
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-91937
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-91937
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/9193/Dissertation%20liberary%20pdf.pdf