Phenotypic detection of multi-drug and extensively drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients in Kaduna State, North West Nigeria
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading infectious diseases that cause death worldwide; the emergence of drug resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis is of great concern for TB control programme in Nigeria. Aim and objective: To detect multi-drug and extensively drug resistant mycobacterium...
Main Authors: | Kasimu Mamuda, Aliyu Sani, Steven Olonitola, Opaluwa Saraja |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine
2024-02-01
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Series: | Microbes and Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_307209_fbd9e49ac09b52ec0d090926bed5a64d.pdf |
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