Prevalence of Intestinal Helminth Coinfection in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda.

Joseph Baruch BalukuBridget NakazibweAmir WasswaJoshua NalokaSamuel NtambiDamalie WaiswaMark OkwirMartin NabwanaFelix BongominRichard KaturamuEdwin NuwagiraKauthrah NtabaddePaul KatongoleCatherine SenyimbaIrene Andia-Biraro

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

The prevalence of helminth coinfection was low among people with DR-TB. More studies are needed to determine the clinical relevance of helminth/DR-TB coinfection.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
mycobacterium tuberculosis
multidrug resistant
risk factors
acinetobacter baumannii
editorial comment
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
hiv infected