Factors associated with tuberculosis drug resistance among presumptive multidrug resistance tuberculosis patients identified in a DRTB surveillance study in western Kenya

Factors associated with tuberculosis drug resistance among presumptive multidrug resistance tuberculosis patients identified in a DRTB surveillance study in western Kenya

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is caused by M. tuberculosis (Mtb) with resistance to the first-line anti-TB medicines isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF). In Western Kenya, there is reported low prevalence of drug resistant strains among HIV tuberculosis patients, creating a need to dete...

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Main Authors: Albert Okumu, James Orwa, Ruth Sitati, Isaiah Omondi, Ben Odhiambo, Jeremiah Ogoro, George Oballa, Benjamin Ochieng, Steve Wandiga, Collins Ouma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Factors
Tuberculosis
Multidrug
Resistance
Prevalence
Rifampicin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579424000536
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