Genotyping and molecular detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis lymphadenitis cases in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Screening for the rpoB and katG gene mutation of tuberculosis lymphadenitis is useful in Ethiopia for an early detection and treatment of MDR-TB. Besides, there is a drug resistance variation among different lineages of Tuberculosis lymphadenitis which has important consequences for the development of efficient control strategies.