Mycobacterial Diseases
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Naima B Aboguttaia

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• Research Article
  Drug Susceptibility Patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated from Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Tripoli-Libya
  Author(s): Abdulmonam S Albarouni, Naima B Aboguttaia, Wedad M Alamri, Alkhnsaa M Fungi, Mohammed Furjani and Abdulaziz Zorgani Abdulmonam S Albarouni, Naima B Aboguttaia, Wedad M Alamri, Alkhnsaa M Fungi, Mohammed Furjani and Abdulaziz Zorgani
  
  Background: The emergence and spread of drug resistant and multidrug resistance are a global health problem. The susceptibility patterns of M. tuberculosis isolates against anti-tuberculosis drugs forms an important aspect of the control programs at the local level. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of the susceptibility of drugs to M. tuberculosis isolates from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Tripoli, Libya. Methods: Drug Susceptibility Test (DST) was performed on 261 isolates of M. tuberculosis by BD BACTEC MGIT 960 SIRE system. The drugs tested were: isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RIF), streptomycin (SM) and ethambutol (EMB). Results: All isolates (261) were confirmed as M. tuberculosis complex and showed different resistance patterns: 8.8% to INH; 5.7% to RIF; 8.8% to SM; and 9.0% to EMB... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1068.1000154

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