Open AccessThe occurrence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients of pulmonary tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Azhar Iqbal,
Muhammad Shafique,
Muhammad Asif Zahoor,
Saima Muzammil,
Zeeshan Nawaz,
Abdul Jabbar,
Mohsin Khurshid,
Riaz Hussain,
Md. Akhtarul Islam,
Ahmad Almatroudi,
Khaled S. Allemailem,
Muhammad Hidayat Rasool,
Bilal Aslam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
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.14990
Subject(s) - genexpert mtb/rif , tuberculosis , medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , sputum , rifampicin , rpob , pathology
Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is one of the leading causes of death in the world. The resource constraints make it difficult to diagnose and monitor the cases of MDR-TB. GeneXpert is a recognized tool used to diagnose the patients of pulmonary tuberculosis in clinical settings across the globe.