High prevalence of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Djibouti: a retrospective study
Author(s) -
Géraldine Boyer-Cazajous,
Christophe Martinaud,
Céline Dehan,
Mohammed O. Hassan,
Yassin Gaas,
Marie-Caroline Chenilleau-Vidal,
C. Soler
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3837
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , incidence (geometry) , multiple drug resistance , drug resistance , retrospective cohort study , extensively drug resistant tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pediatrics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , optics
The Republic of Djibouti is an African country that exhibits one of the highest incidence rate of tuberculosis in the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among new cases.
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