African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5249

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of triple viral infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and C among tuberculosis patients and associated risk factors: The case of West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Endale Mengesha
  • Endale Mengesha
  • Federal Ministry of Ethiopia, P. O. Box 1234, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Tekle Airgecho*
  • Tekle Airgecho*
  • Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, P. O. Box 235, Harar, Ethiopia
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Edessa Negera
  • Edessa Negera
  • Hawassa University, Faculty of Natural and computational Sciences, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Mulugeta Kebede
  • Mulugeta Kebede
  • Hawassa University, Faculty of Natural and computational Sciences, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 16 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 22 June 2015
  •  Published: 01 July 2015

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