Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents using Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.
Tsehaye Asmelash DejeneGenet Gebrehiwet HailuAtsebaha Gebrekidan KahsayAraya Gebreyesus WasihunPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2023)
The proportion of MTB-positive among the TB presumptive patients was 7.3%. The proportion of rifampicin-resistant TB to all positive patients was 10.9%. Female participants had more MTB than males (or younger children). The result highlights the need for due attention in children because it is very helpful in determining the future control of the disease.