Open AccessMycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolates from Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Attending A Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Daniel Kahase,
Kassu Desta,
Zelalem Yaregal,
Bazezew Yenew,
Getu Driba,
Hilina Molalign,
Absra Solomon,
Fitsum Bekele
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v31i1.3
Subject(s) - nontuberculous mycobacteria , tuberculosis , medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , sputum , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology
Mycobacterial infections are known to cause a public health problem globally. The burden of pulmonary disease from nontuberculous mycobacteria is reportedly on the rise in different parts of the world despite the fact that there is limited data about the disease in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. Hence, we aimed to assess the magnitude of M. tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) among presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending St. Paul's hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.