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The problem of resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis may be underestimated in Africa

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Background: The true burden of tuberculosis (TB) and particularly multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB in Sub-Saharan Africa has remained underestimated. Methods: We investigated drug susceptibility profile and genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected from confirmed tuberculosis patients in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria. Results: We confirmed that from 74 randomly selected Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates available for drug susceptibility testing in Ibadan, in 2011, 13.5% of them were MDR-TB. Conclusions: This figure is obviously above the national and World Health Organization figures.

Source: International Journal of Mycobacteriology

DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_29_18

Authors: SimeonI B. Cadmus, OlutayoI Falodun, ObaE Fagade, Robert Murphy, Babafemi Taiwo, Dick Van Soolingen

Institutions: University of Ibadan, Northwestern University, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Fogarty International Center