<it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>complex drug resistance pattern and identification of species causing tuberculosis in the West and Centre regions of Cameroon

<it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>complex drug resistance pattern and identification of species causing tuberculosis in the West and Centre regions of Cameroon

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Data on the levels of resistance of <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>complex (MTBC) strains to first line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Cameroon, and on the species of MTBC circulating in the country are obsolete. The pic...

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Main Authors:	Tedom Jean-Claude, Cho-Ngwa Fidelis, Penlap Veronique B, Assam-Assam Jean-Paul, Ane-Anyangwe Irene, Titanji Vincent P
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2011-04-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/94

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