Molecular diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Sikkim, India and prediction of dominant spoligotypes using artificial intelligence

Abstract In India, tuberculosis is an enormous public health problem. This study provides the first description of molecular diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) from Sikkim, India. A total of 399 Acid Fast Bacilli sputum positive samples were cultured on Lőwenstein–Jensen medi...

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Main Authors: Kangjam Rekha Devi, Jagat Pradhan, Rinchenla Bhutia, Peggy Dadul, Atanu Sarkar, Nitumoni Gohain, Kanwar Narain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86626-z