Gebeyehu Assefa, Kassu Desta, Shambel Araya, Selfu Girma, Elena Hailu, Adane Mihret, Tsegaye Hailu, Melaku Tilahun, Getu Diriba, Biniyam Dagne, Abay Atnafu, Nigatu Endalafer, Adugna Abera, Shiferaw Bekele, Yordanos Mengistu, Kidist Bobosha, Abraham Aseffa
BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in high-TB-incidence countries, particularly Ethiopia, remains a significant challenge. As a result, we investigated the drug resistance, common gene mutation, and molecular characterization of mycobacterial isolates from patients with suspected tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN). Methodology . A cross-sectional study of 218 FNA samples from TBLN patients inoculated on Lowenstein-Jensen media was carried out. The culture isolates were identified as MTB by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the difference-9 (RD9) test region...
2023: Tuberculosis Research and Treatment