Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cajetan C OnyedumIsaac AlobuKingsley Nnanna Ukwaja

Published in: PloS one (2017)

The burden of drug-resistant TB in Nigeria is high. We recommend that a national anti-TB drug resistance survey be carried out, and strategies for case detection and programmatic management of drug-resistant TB in Nigeria need to be strengthened.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
mycobacterium tuberculosis
multidrug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
risk factors
pulmonary tuberculosis
quality improvement
cross sectional
emergency department
hiv aids
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
adverse drug
human immunodeficiency virus