Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Background: In past years, much focus has been on tackling the scourge and spread of tuberculosis worldwide. The recent emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis has, however, negatively threatened progress made so far. Nigeria ranks fourth out of the 22 high tuberculosis burden countries...

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Main Authors:	Kome Otokunefor, Tosanwumi V. Otokunefor, Godwin Omakwele
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2018-12-01
Series:	African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:	Tuberculosis Nigeria MDR New cases Resistance
Online Access:	https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/805

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