Emergence of multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Niger: A snapshot based on whole-genome sequencing.

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010443

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Emergence of multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Niger: A snapshot based on whole-genome sequencing.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 May 2022

Harouna Hamidou Zelika, Morsli Madjid, Mamadou Saidou, Drancourt Michel, Saad Jamal

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BACKGROUND: Among other West African countries experiencing the high endemicity of deadly tuberculosis, the situation in Niger is poorly evidenced by microbiological investigations. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The study of 42 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Niger by whole genome sequencing using Illumina iSeq technology yielded four M. tuberculosis lineages: Indo-Oceanic L1 (n = 1) (2.3%),...

Topics

Antitubercular Agents
Asteraceae
Genotype
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Niger
Phylogeny
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
Whole Genome Sequencing

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PMID: 35613072
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010443
PMCID: PMC9132302

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