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Comparative analysis of genomic variability for drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The special case of Belarus.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Gabrielian Andrei, Engle Eric, Harris Michael, Wollenberg Kurt, Glogowski Alexander, Long Alyssa, Hurt Darrell E, Rosenthal Alex
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease. Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) threatens to exacerbate challenges in diagnostics and treatment. It is important to monitor strains circulating in countries with heavy burden of DR-TB, to make informed decisions about treatment, and because in these countries there is an elevated probability that DR-TB may advance to...
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