Abstract
Objective: Nigeria ranks fourth among the high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. This study describes the prevalence of drug resistance and the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory.
Materials and methods: Two hundred and seventy-eight consecutive sputum samples were collected from adults with presumptive TB during 2013–2014. DNA was extracted from Löwenstein–Jensen cultures and analyzed for the identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria species, detection of drug resistance with line probe assays, and high-throughput spacer oligonucleotide typing (spoligotyping) using microbead-based hybridization.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1617-1625 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Infection and Drug Resistance |
Volume | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2018 |
Keywords
- Isoniazid
- Line probe assay
- Microbeads
- Rifampicin
- Spoligotyping
- Tuberculosis