Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in a Toddler: A Report of a Rare Paediatric Case in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

The emergence of resistant strains of mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) to antituberculous drugs has compounded the management of the chronic infection. More than 90% of rifampicin (RIF)-resistant isolates are also isoniazid resistant; hence, rifampicin resistance (RR) is a surrogate marker for multid...

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Published in:Niger Med J
Main Authors: Edward, S. S., Akande, J. I., Obiajunwa, P. O.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7808285/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33487854
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/nmj.NMJ_210_20
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