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RATING OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN NEW CASES, ELDAMAZEN TUBERCULOSIS CENTER, BLUE NILE STATE, SUDAN (2022)
Ammar Mohammed, Sid M. A., Salah E. I.*, Hassan Mohamed Eissa and Abdelrahim M. Abdelrazig
ABSTRACT
Objective: The study aimed to detect Ratio of Multi-drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in New Cases, ELdamazen Tuberculosis Center, Blue Nile State, Sudan (2022). Material and Methods: Early morning sputum samples were obtained and subjected for Zn staining Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA and rpoB gene detection. Density of tubercle bacilli by Zn stain recorded as; +1, +2 and +3 while GeneXpert technique used for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA and multi-drug resistance identification. Rsults: In the results, a total of 72 participants were enrolled, males were predominated with percentage of 65.3% (47 /72) while the age group from 21 to 40 years constituted 57% (41/72). Fourty one percent, 47%, 42% and 38.9% of study subjects were primary educated, smokers, alcoholic drinkers and had a history of tuberculosis contact respectively. Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA as detected in all tested sputum (n=72) while Zn Keywords: Tuberculosis(TB) and Multi-drug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB). [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |