Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex drug resistance pattern and identification of species causing tuberculosis in the West and Centre regions of Cameroon.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on April 15, 2011

Authors

Jean-Paul Assam-Assam1, Veronique B Penlap, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, Jean-Claude Tedom, Irene Ane-Anyangwe, Vincent P Titanji

Author Affiliations

1: Biotechnology Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P,O, Box 63 Buea, Cameroon.

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