Evaluation of Whole-Genome Sequence Method to Diagnose Resistance of 13 Anti-tuberculosis Drugs and Characterize Resistance Genes in Clinical Multi-Drug Resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates From China
Conclusions. WGS is a promising approach to predict resistance to INH, RIF, PZA, LFX, SM, second-line injectable drugs (SLIDs), and PTO with satisfactory accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of over 85.0%. The specificity of WGS in diagnosing resistance to EMB and high-level resistance to MFX (2.0 mg/L) needs to be improved.
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
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