Article
Whole genome enrichment approach for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance-associated mutations from direct sputum sequencing.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Mar 2020
Soundararajan Lakshmi, Kambli Priti, Priyadarshini Sushri, Let Biswajit, Murugan Sakthivel, Iravatham Chitra, Tornheim Jeffrey A, Rodrigues Camilla, Gupta Ravi, Ramprasad V L
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), using routine culture-based methods is time consuming resulting in delayed diagnosis and poor treatment outcomes. Currently available molecular tests provide faster diagnosis but are able to screen only limited hot-spot mutations. Whole genome sequencing from direct sputum offers a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
