Whole genome analysis of extensively drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Peru

Abstract 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 genomi...

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Main Authors: David Santos-Lazaro, Ronnie G. Gavilan, Lely Solari, Aiko N. Vigo, Zully M. Puyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88603-y