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Whole genome analysis of extensively drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Peru.
Scientific reports - 4 May 2021
Santos-Lazaro David, Gavilan Ronnie G, Solari Lely, Vigo Aiko N, Puyen Zully M
Abstract excerpt
Peru has the highest burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Americas region. Since 1999, the annual number of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) Peruvian cases has been increasing, becoming a public health challenge. The objective of this study was to perform genomic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains obtained from Peruvian patients with XDR-TB diagnosed from 2011 to...
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