TY - JOUR AU - Semunigus, Tsedale AU - Tessema, Belay AU - Eshetie, Setegn AU - Moges, Feleke PY - 2016 DA - 2016/08/31 TI - Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors among homeless individuals in Dessie and Debre Birhan towns, Northeast Ethiopia JO - Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials SP - 50 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the globe’s deadliest communicable diseases. The homeless individuals are at high risk to acquire TB and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), because of their poor living conditions and risky behaviors. Tuberculosis and MDR-TB in the homeless individuals can pose a risk to entire communities. However, the magnitude of the problem is not known in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of smear positive pulmonary TB (PTB) and MDR-TB among homeless individuals in Dessie and Debre Birhan towns, Northeast Ethiopia. SN - 1476-0711 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-016-0165-x DO - 10.1186/s12941-016-0165-x ID - Semunigus2016 ER -