Use of whole-genome sequencing to predict Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance in Shanghai, China

Objective: To evaluate the performance of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for predicting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) drug resistance. Methods: 276 rifampin-resistance tuberculosis (RR-TB) and 30 rifampicin-sensitive clinical isolates were randomly selected from patients with tuberculosis in Shang...

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Main Authors: Xiaocui Wu, Rongliang Gao, Xin Shen, Yinjuan Guo, Jinghui Yang, Zheyuan Wu, Guangkun Tan, Hongxiu Wang, Fangyou Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220302563