Adegbola, R A

Baldeh, I

Corrah, T

Drobniewski, F

Hill, P

Lienhardt, C

Manneh, K

McAdam, K P W J

Otu, J

Sarr, R

Sillah, J

To determine the rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis in The Gambia, Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from 225 patients during a nationwide survey were tested against isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and streptomycin using the resistance ratio method. Only nine (4%) of the patients had strains that were resistant to one or more drugs. None of the patients with drug-resistant M. tuberculosis had previously been treated for tuberculosis. Drug-resistant tuberculosis is, as yet, not common in The Gambia. Periodic surveys for drug-resistant tuberculosis are recommended to monitor changes that may emerge over time

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Surveillance of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in The Gambia

Surveillance of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in The Gambia

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