Shiferaw Bekele

Population Genomics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia Contradicts the Virgin Soil Hypothesis for Human Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa

Iñaki Comas, Elena Hailu, Teklu Kiros et al. · Current Biology · 2015 · 108 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +11

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage 7 Strains Are Associated with Prolonged Patient Delay in Seeking Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Solomon Abebe Yimer, Gunnstein Norheim, Amine Namouchi et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2015 · 88 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +14

Prevalence and drug resistance profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending two public hospitals in East Gojjam zone, northwest Ethiopia

Kelemework Adane, Gobena Ameni, Shiferaw Bekele et al. · BMC Public Health · 2015 · 77 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Investigation of the high rates of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia reveals no single driving factor and minimal evidence for zoonotic transmission of Mycobacterium bovis infection

Stefan Berg, Esther Schelling, Elena Hailu et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 2015 · 64 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology +14

Prevalence and Drug Resistance Patterns of<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>among New Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Eastern Ethiopia

Berhanu Seyoum, Meaza Demissie, Alemayehu Worku et al. · Tuberculosis Research and Treatment · 2014 · 61 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17