Background One of the challenges facing the tuberculosis (TB) control programmes in
resource-limited settings is lack of rapid techniques for detection of drug resistant TB …

Background Simple, rapid, and affordable tests are needed to detect drug resistance in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate …

Background The rapid spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has attracted
global concerns. This study aimed to identify factors contributing to the high prevalence of …

Abstract Background In August 2017, the Uganda Ministry of Health was notified of
increased cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Arua District, Uganda …

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR)-TB, defined as TB with resistance to at least isoniazid,
rifampin, a fluoroquinolone and either amikacin, kanamycin or capreomycin, is a stark …

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis is now thought to afflict between 1 and 2 million patients
annually. Although significant regional variability in the distribution of disease has been …

SETTINGS: National Tuberculosis (TB) Reference Laboratory and Department of Medical
Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda …

In a report on the prevalence of primary anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Pakistan, Javaid
et al. found that of 672 culture-positive patients, 76 (11.3%) showed resistance to one or …

In 2004, routine use of culture and drug-susceptibility testing (DST) was implemented for
persons in 5 Thailand provinces with a diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). To determine if DST …

The various aspects of MDR-TB, type of pathogen, different drug sensitive methods and
mutation (s) in specific genes were determined. The histone-like protein (hupB) gene of M …