Importance of differential identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains for understanding differences in their prevalence, treatment efficacy, and vaccine development
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DOI: 10.1007/s12275-018-8041-3
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a serious global health problem in the 21st century because of its high mortality. Mtb is an extremely successful human-adapted pathogen that displays a multifactorial ability to… read more here.
Keywords: mtb complex; treatment; mtb; complex strains ... See more keywords
Transmission patterns of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in Cameroon: a genomic epidemiological study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06593-8
Abstract: Background Determining factors affecting the transmission of rifampicin (RR) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains under standardized tuberculosis (TB) treatment is key to control TB and prevent the evolution of drug resistance. Methods We… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; tuberculosis complex; complex strains; tuberculosis ... See more keywords