About the Authors

Muataz M. Eldirdery

Tropical Medicine Research Institute, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Intisar E. Alrayah

Tropical Medicine Research Institute, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan
College of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra University, Shaqra, KSA

Mona OA. Awad ElkareIm

Blood Transfusion Service, National Blood Transfusion Center, 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 O M. 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

Elena Hailu

6Molecular biology Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Markos Abebe

6Molecular biology Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abraham Aseffa

6Molecular biology Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Najem Aldin M. Osman

Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan

Maowia M. Mukhtar

8Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Nihad M A. Elhaj

Tropical Medicine Research Institute, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Atif A. Elagib

Tropical Medicine Research Institute, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Corresponding Author

Email: eldirdery5@hotmail.com