Molecular Evidence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Balimo Region of Papua New Guinea

Molecular Evidence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Balimo Region of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), including drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). DR-TB has been identified in patients in Western Province, although there has been limited study outside the provincial capital of Daru. This study focuses on the Balimo region of Western Province, ai...

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Main Authors: Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob, Vanina Guernier, Graham Burgess, Daniel Pelowa, Robert Dowi, Bisato Gula, Munish Puri, William Pomat, Emma McBryde, David Plummer, Catherine Rush, Jeffrey Warner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
tuberculosis
<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
drug resistance
real-time PCR
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/1/33

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