2019
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.9513/v1
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Evaluation of Drug Resistance from Sputum Specimens of Suspected Tuberculosis Patients attending a District Hospital, Abuja

Abstract: Background: This study evaluated the prevalence of drug resistant tuberculosis infection among suspected tuberculosis patients attending Asokoro District Hospital (ADH), Abuja, Nigeria. Methods: A total of 301 AFB+/- sputum specimens from suspected TB patients were collected for the study following study approval from Asokoro District Hospital Ethic Committee. Eighty-nine (89) identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex were isolated after morphological and biochemical testing. Sputum specimens collected fro… Show more

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