Plasma vitamins and essential trace elements in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients before and during chemotherapy

Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strain resistant to both rifampicin and isoniazid. Nigeria has an estimated MDR-TB rate of 2.9% and 14.3% among new and relapse cases respectively and is ranked among 4 high burden African countries for MDR-TB....

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Main Authors: V.F. Edem, O. Ige, O.G. Arinola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300048