Gene mutation patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and associated factors among suspected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Osun State, South-West, Nigeria

Gene mutation patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and associated factors among suspected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Osun State, South-West, Nigeria

Tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance has become a substantial public health threat, posing a significant challenge to global TB control. Nigeria is one of the eight countries contributing two-thirds of the global TB cases in 2020, with a high rate of MDR/RR-TB. This study was designed to determine MDR-...

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Main Authors: Onaiwu T. Ohiengbomwan, Judith Oguzie, Philomena Eromon, Adeyemi T. Kayode, Taofeek Sola Afolabi, Isaac O. Komolafe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific African
Subjects:
Tuberculosis drug resistance
MDR-TB prevalence
GeneXpert, MTBDRplus
Line probe assay
Risk-factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227623004234

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