Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) isolates identifies local transmission of infection in Kuwait, a country with a low incidence of TB and MDR-TB

Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) isolates identifies local transmission of infection in Kuwait, a country with a low incidence of TB and MDR-TB

Abstract Background Increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections is hampering global tuberculosis control efforts. Kuwait is a low-tuberculosis-incidence country, and ~ 1% of M. tuberculosis strains are resistant to rifampicin and isoniazid (MDR-TB). This study d...

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Main Authors: Noura M. Al-Mutairi, Suhail Ahmad, Eiman M. Mokaddas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MDR-TB
Resistance mechanisms
Molecular epidemiology
Local transmission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-019-0397-2

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