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Prediction of treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by whole-genome sequencing.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2020
He Guiqing, Li Yang, Chen Xinchang, Chen Jiazhen, Zhang Wenhong
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BACKGROUND: Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been proposed to be a powerful tool to predict drug resistance for antitubercular drugs. However, the feasibility of WGS in predicting final treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients remains unclear PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective observational study conducted from January 2014 to September 2016, MDR-TB patients were enrolled...
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