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Prevalence of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis among Patients Previously Treated for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in North-Western, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem. Greater than 90% of rifampicin (RIF)-resistant isolates were also isoniazid resistant, and hence, rifampicin resistance (RR) is frequently used as a surrogate for multidrug-resistant TB. SETTING: This study was cond...

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Autores principales: Fadeyi, Abayomi, Desalu, Olufemi O., Ugwuoke, Chidi, Opanwa, Oji A., Nwabuisi, Charles, Salami, Alakija K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6555224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31198269
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/nmj.NMJ_41_17