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Whole-Genome Sequencing for Resistance Prediction and Transmission Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains from Namibia.
Microbiology spectrum - 26 Oct 2022
Claassens M, Dreyer V, Nepolo E, Mokomele Q, van Rooyen G, Ruswa N, Günther G, Niemann S
Abstract excerpt
Namibia is among 30 countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), with an estimated incidence of 460 per 100,000 population and around 800 new multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB cases per year. Still, data on the transmission and evolution of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (Mtbc) strains are not available. Whole-genome sequencing data of 136 rifampicin-resistant (RIFr) Mtbc strains obtained from...
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