Abstract:As the number of drug resistant pulmonary TB is increasing around the world, the number of drug resistant TB with extrapulmonary manifestations are also on rise. However, there is surprisingly scant information in medical literatures on prevalence and impact of extrapulmonary drug-resistant TB Aim:This study aimed to detect and isolate Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex (MTC or MTBC) strains from extrapulmonary samples then determine the drug resistance pattern of these strains to antituberculus drugs. Materia… Show more
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