Surveillance of Rifampicin Resistance With GeneXpert MTB/RIF in the National Reference Laboratory for Tuberculosis at the Institut Pasteur in Bangui, 2015-2017.

Alain FarraAlexandre ManirakizaBrice Martial YambiyoGermain ZandangaBoris LokotiAlain Berlioz-ArthaudGilles NgayaGeorges HermanaLouis Médard OurandjiAlbert IgnaleamokoAristide Désiré Komangoya-NzonzoJean Pierre SimeloJean de Dieu Iragena

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)

Resistance to rifampicin is still high in the CAR and is most strongly associated with treatment failure. The Ministry of Health must to deploy GeneXpert MTB/RIF tests in the provinces to evaluate resistance to TB drugs in the country.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
public health
healthcare
quality improvement
health information
replacement therapy
risk assessment
drug induced
hiv aids