Genetic Diversity and Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Lusaka, Zambia

Genetic Diversity and Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Lusaka, Zambia

ABSTRACT: Objective: Zambia is among the 30 high tuberculosis burden countries in the world. Despite increasing reports of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in routine surveillance, information on the transmission of MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is largely unknown. This study eluc...

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Main Authors: Joseph Yamweka Chizimu, Eddie Samuneti Solo, Precious Bwalya, Thoko Flav Kapalamula, Mwangala Lonah Akapelwa, Patrick Lungu, Dipti Shrestha, Yukari Fukushima, Victor Mukonka, Jeewan Thapa, Chie Nakajima, Yasuhiko Suzuki
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Elsevier 2022
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
multidrug resistance
mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR)
Zambia
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a4247faa5f1b40d0a4985862dbd022d7
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