Evolution of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis over Four Decades: Whole Genome Sequencing and Dating Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from KwaZulu-Natal.
<h4>Background</h4>The continued advance of antibiotic resistance threatens the treatment and control of many infectious diseases. This is exemplified by the largest global outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) identified in Tugela Ferry, KwaZulu-Natal, South Afr...
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שפה: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-09-01
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סדרה: | PLoS Medicine |
גישה מקוונת: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001880 |