Drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa: Current status, gaps and opportunities

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...

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Main Authors: Nazir Ismail, Farzana Ismail, Shaheed V. Omar, Linsay Blows, Yasmin Gardee, Hendrik Koornhof, Philip C. Onyebujoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-12-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
tuberculosis
drug resistance
Africa
END TB
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/781

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