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Contribution of XPERT MTB/RIF® in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ziguinchor, Senegal

Abstract
Introduction ─ Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is resistant to isoniazid and/or rifampicin. It is favored by poverty and infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. This retrospective, descriptive study aimed to determine the contribution of Xpert MTB/RIF® in the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in a semi-urban environment at the Peace Hospital of Ziguinchor in Senegal...
Keywords
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Medicine
Tuberculosis
Virology
GeneXpert MTB/RIF
Internal medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pathology
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
No poverty



Contribution of XPERT MTB/RIF® in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ziguinchor, Senegal

Contribution of XPERT MTB/RIF® in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ziguinchor, Senegal

Abstract
Introduction ─ Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is resistant to isoniazid and/or rifampicin. It is favored by poverty and infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. This retrospective, descriptive study aimed to determine the contribution of Xpert MTB/RIF® in the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in a semi-urban environment at the Peace Hospital of Ziguinchor in Senegal...
Keywords
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Medicine
Tuberculosis
Virology
GeneXpert MTB/RIF
Internal medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pathology
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
No poverty