Article
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Glance at Progress and Global Challenges.
Infectious disease clinics of North America - 1 Dec 2020
Dousa Khalid M, Kurz Sebastian G, Bark Charles M, Bonomo Robert A, Furin Jennifer J
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a major public health threat; its management poses a significant economic burden. Treatment requires a programmatic approach with access to laboratory services, second-line medications, and adequate clinical resources. In recent years, we have seen rapid developments in diagnostic techniques with whole genome sequencing-based drug susceptibility prediction...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Antitubercular Agents
- Early Diagnosis
- Genome, Bacterial
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
- Whole Genome Sequencing
