What is it about?
Although TB disease is curable, the emergence of drug-resistant TB-causing bacterial strains, coupled with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection and socioeconomic factors such as poor living conditions, hampered effective TB disease control worldwide.
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Why is it important?
Effective TB intervention strategies, as well as preventive and control measures, are critical for halting the spread of drug-resistant TB in communities. This requires continuous surveillance and regular monitoring of drug-resistant TB.
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This page is a summary of: Trends of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampicin resistance in Northwest Ethiopia: Xpert® MTB/RIF assay results from 2015 to 2021, BMC Infectious Diseases, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09135-0.
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