The occurrence rate of Haarlem and Beijing genotypes among Middle Eastern isolates of multi drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abstract excerpt

Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem that poses a major challenge to tuberculosis control worldwide. Many developing countries still struggle with this infection in term of various aspects as it remains a major health concern. A number of developing countries are located in the Middle East, one of the world's most important regions. The control of this infection remains largely suboptimal despite intensive...

Topics

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Genotype
• Humans
• Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
• Middle East
• Prevalence
• Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial