Drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa: Current status, gaps and opportunities
Background: The World Health Organization End TB Strategy targets for 2035 are ambitious and drug resistant tuberculosis is an important barrier, particularly in Africa, home to over a billion people. Objective: We sought to review the current status of drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa and hig...
Main Authors: | Nazir Ismail, Farzana Ismail, Shaheed V. Omar, Linsay Blows, Yasmin Gardee, Hendrik Koornhof, Philip C. Onyebujoh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2018-12-01
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Series: | African Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/781 |
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