About the Authors

Muataz M. Eldirdery

Department of Microbiology, Tropical Medicine Research Institute National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Intisar E. Alrayah

Department of Microbiology, Tropical Medicine Research Institute National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan and Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia

Mona OA. Awad ElkareIm

Blood Transfusion Service, National Blood Transfusion Center, Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

Fatima A. Khalid

Tuberculosis Research Center, University of Kassala, Kassala, Sudan

Asrar M A/Salam Elegail

National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Laboratory of Public Health, Khartoum Sudan

Nuha Y. Ibrahim

National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Laboratory of Public Health, Khartoum Sudan

Eman OM. Nour

National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Laboratory of Public Health, Khartoum Sudan

Rahma H. Ali

National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Laboratory of Public Health, Khartoum Sudan

HAMDAN M. HAMDAN

Consultant of Tuberculosis control program, Khartoum, Sudan

Nagi M. Awad

Tuberculosis control program, Khartoum, Sudan

Yassir M. Mohamed Ahmed

Department of Microbiology, Tropical Medicine Research Institute National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Nihad M A. Elhaj

Department of Microbiology, Tropical Medicine Research Institute National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Atif A. Elagib

Tropical Medicine Research Institute National Center for Research, Deputy Director of National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Corresponding Author

Email: ELDIRDERY5@HOTMAIL.COM