Inferring < em > Mycobacterium Tuberculosis < /em > Drug Resistance and Transmission using Whole-genome Sequencing in a High TB-burden Setting in China

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that drug-resistant strains are more transmissible than susceptible strains and that transmission is the major driving force of the current DR-TB epidemic in Kashgar.PMID:38582978 | DOI:10.3967/bes2023.116

Source: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences : BES - April 7, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Yu Feng Fan Dong Xin Liu Yi Wang Chen Xi Chao Ou Qi Zhi Mao Ting Ting Yang Xi Jiang Wang Wen Cong He Bing Zhao Zhen Jiang Liu Maiweilanjiang Abulimiti Maimaitiaili Aihemuti Qian Gao Yan Lin Zhao Source Type: research