*1,2Ouassa, T., 1N’Guessan-Kacou, M. S., and 2Kouakou, K. A.
1Centre for Diagnosis and Research on AIDS and other Infectious Diseases (CeDReS), University Hospital of Treichville, Abidjan
2Department of Bacteriology-Virology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
*Correspondence to: timothee.ouassa@cedres.org; timouassa@yahoo.fr; 0022521258459; 0022502500078
Abstract:
Background: Apart from tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBc) species, there are many other mycobacterial infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). These are rarely identified in many low resource settings in Africa because of the lack of accurate identification methods. The aim of the study is to identify NTM species involved in respiratory infections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Continue reading “Non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from patients with suspected tuberculosis in Abidjan, Ivory Coast”