A Retrospective Review of Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis between 2015 and 2017 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorNwalozie, R. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorO.E., Agbagwaen_US
dc.contributor.authorG., Mac-Fiberesimaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-16T08:44:16Z
dc.date.available2020-10-16T08:44:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.description.abstractBackground:The diagnosis and treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a significant challenge for the control of TB in Nigeria. Aim: The study was carried out to assess the prevalence of rifampicin-resistant TB at the point of initial diagnosis among subjects suspected of TB.Methods: A retrospective review of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)and rifampicin resistance detected by GeneXpert™ analysis between 2015 and 2017 in Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital was carried out. Results: A total of 6733 samples were received and analyzed in the period under review, 1252 (19%) were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosisand 5841 (81%) were negative. The Original ResearchArticle prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was 24.56%, 20.11% and 16.86% from 2015 to 2017 respectively. There was a significant decline in the prevalence of MTB from 2015 to 2017 (2= 33.59, p = 0.0001). Rifampicin (RIF) resistance was 5.42%, 5.86% and 6.22% respectively from 2015 to 2017;but the trend was not statistically significant (2 = 0.21; p = 0.6418). Conclusion: The study showed that despite a decrease in the prevalence of tuberculosis infection there was an increase in rifampicin resistance from 5.42% to 6.22% between 2015 and 2017. There is an urgent need to improve the management of TB in the Port Harcourt metropolis to improve treatment outcomes and to prevent the proliferation of drug resistant strainsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, South-South Zonal Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNwalozie R. M., O.E. Agbagwa, G. Mac-Fiberesima. A Retrospective Review of Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis between 2015 and 2017 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2019 Mar; 35(2): 1-6en_US
dc.identifier.issn2278–1005
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/209580
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSCIENCEDOMAIN internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume35en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org//10.9734/IJTDH/2019/v35i230117en_US
dc.subjectGeneXperten_US
dc.subjectrifampicin-resistanceen_US
dc.subjecttrenden_US
dc.subjecttuberculosisen_US
dc.titleA Retrospective Review of Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis between 2015 and 2017 in Port Harcourt, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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