Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Ghana.

Dorothy Yeboah-ManuP AsareA Asante-PokuI D OtchereS Osei-WusuE DansoA ForsonK A KoramSebastien Gagneux

Published in: PloS one (2016)

This study demonstrated that overall, 79.1% of TB in Ghana is caused by MTBss and 20% by M. africanum. Unlike some West African Countries, we did not observe a decline of Maf prevalence in Ghana.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
escherichia coli
risk factors
pulmonary tuberculosis