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First-line drug-resistant tuberculosis among children under 15 years in Ethiopia: insights from phenotypic and whole-genome sequencing approaches.
BMC infectious diseases - 31 Mar 2026
Abebaw Yeshiwork, Ayele Abaysew, Ghodousi Arash, Alemayehu Dawit Hailu, Gebremicael Gebremedhin, Diriba Getu, Seid Getachew, Cabibbe Andrea Maurizio, Abebe Markos, Sheth Anandi, Argaw Rahel, Abegaz Woldaregay Erku
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BACKGROUND: Childhood drug-resistant tuberculosis is often underdiagnosed and inadequately characterized due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease. This study aimed to assess resistance to first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in children using phenotypic drug susceptibility testing and whole-genome sequencing. METHODS: A retrospective-prospective study was conducted on culture-confirmed childhood tuberculosis...
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