Drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa: Current status, gaps and opportunities.

Nazir Ahmed Ismail Farzana Ismail Shaheed Vally Omar Linsay Blows Yasmin Gardee Hendrik Koornhof Philip C Onyebujoh

Published in: African journal of laboratory medicine (2018)

Drug resistant tuberculosis is largely missed in Africa and this threatens prospects to achieve the 2035 targets. Urgent efforts are required to confirm the true burden of drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa. Adoption of new tools and drugs is essential if the 2035 targets are to be met.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
multidrug resistant
current status
mycobacterium tuberculosis
acinetobacter baumannii
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
quality improvement
hepatitis c virus
drug induced