Publications by authors named "Tariku Lambiyo Anticho"
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- The study evaluated the performance of a tuberculosis lab in Hawassa, focusing on the processing of 439 clinical specimens using established methods.
- Recovery rates for smear-positive samples were significantly higher (over 58%) compared to smear-negative samples (4.5%), indicating challenges in detecting active infections.
- The findings highlight the need for improvements in recovery rates for smear-negative cultures and controlling contamination, which affected approximately 9.7% of samples.
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- The study aimed to assess the prevalence of tuberculosis and rifampicin-resistant/multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in patients at a clinic in Hawassa, Ethiopia, given the public health threat of multidrug resistance in low-resource settings.
- A total of 321 patients were analyzed, revealing a tuberculosis prevalence of 30.5% and a rifampicin-resistant/multidrug-resistant prevalence of 4.1% among those confirmed with tuberculosis.
- The findings suggested a correlation between prior anti-tuberculosis treatment and an increased risk of developing rifampicin-resistant strains, emphasizing the need for early detection and effective management strategies to control the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Introduction: Diarrhea is one of the public health important diseases in developing countries. Among the causative agents of diarrhea, serovars and species continue to play a major role in resource-limited countries. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of and , risk factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among adult patients with complaints of diarrhea.
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