[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum: Knowns and unknowns

ML Silva, B Cá, NS Osório, PNS Rodrigues… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest threats to human health, is mainly caused by 2 highly
related and human-adapted bacteria broadly known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and …

Opinion review of drug resistance tuberculosis in West Africa: tackling the challenges for effective control

ID Otchere, A Asante-Poku, KF Akpadja… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern globally, complicating
TB control and management efforts. West Africa has historically faced difficulty in combating …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity and drug resistance profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Ghana and …

SO Addo, GI Mensah, L Mosi, AOD Abrahams… - IJID regions, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This study sought to determine the genetic diversity and drug resistance profiles
of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates from extrapulmonary tuberculosis …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ghana identifies several uncharacterized bovine spoligotypes and suggests possible zoonotic …

SEK Acquah, P Asare, EK Danso, P Tetteh… - Plos Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective We conducted an abattoir-based cross-sectional study in the five administrative
regions of Northern Ghana to determine the distribution of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) among …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium africanum Using Phylogenetics and Population Genomics Approaches

M Balamurugan, R Banerjee, SM Kasibhatla… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A total of two lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. africanum (Maf), L5 and L6, which
are members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), are responsible for …

The Impact of Genexpert MTB/RIF Technology on the Minimization of Tuberculosis: A Review of Literature

FKB Sorvor, EA Ewusie - Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 2024 - archive.pcbmb.org
The molecular revolution in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis has ushered in a new era of patient
treatment that is quicker, more accurate, and clinically appropriate. In cases where treatment …