The positivity rates and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using nucleotide MALDI-TOF MS assay among suspected tuberculosis patients in Shandong, China: a multi-center prospective study

ObjectiveTo investigate the positivity rates and drug resistance characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) among suspected tuberculosis (TB) patients in Shandong Province, the second-largest population province in China.MethodsA prospective, multi-center study was conducted from April 2022...

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Main Authors: Xusheng Gao, Tongxia Li, Wenge Han, Yu Xiong, Shiyang Xu, Hongbao Ma, Qing Wang, Qiuxia Zhang, Guofeng Yang, Dan Xie, Peipei Jiang, Hailiang Wu, Mei Lin, Min Liu, Mingde Ni, Decui Wang, Ying Li, Lunxian Jiao, Caihong Ding, Zhongfa Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1322426/full