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Drug sensitivity of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its association with bacterial genotype in the Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia.
Frontiers in public health - 1 Jan 2022
Worku Getnet, Gumi Balako, Girma Musse, Mohammedbirhan Binyam, Diriba Getu, Seid Getachew, Getu Melak, Amare Misikir, Sinshaw Waganeh, Ashagre Wondimu, Tschopp Rea, Carruth Lauren, Ameni Gobena
Abstract excerpt
Background: Drug resistance is becoming a major bottleneck for tuberculosis (TB) control programs in countries with high TB burdens. Although several studies were conducted on the drug sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) in central Ethiopia, there is a lack of data on the drug sensitivity of M. tuberculosis in the peripheral regions of the country including in the Somali region. Therefore,...
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