Drug Resistance among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Calabar, Nigeria

Drug Resistance among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Calabar, Nigeria

Background. This study aimed to determine the pattern of drug susceptibility to first-line drugs among pulmonary TB patients in two hospitals in Calabar, Nigeria. Methods. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out between February 2011 and April 2012. Sputum samples from consecutive T...

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Main Authors:	Akaninyene Otu, Victor Umoh, Abdulrazak Habib, Soter Ameh, Lovett Lawson, Victor Ansa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:	Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/235190
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