Resistance Sniffer: An online tool for prediction of drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates using next generation sequencing data

The effective control of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) relies upon the timely diagnosis and correct treatment of all tuberculosis cases. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has great potential as a method for the rapid diagnosis of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates. This...

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Main Authors: Dillon Muzondiwa, Awelani Mutshembele, Rian E. Pierneef, Oleg N. Reva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422120300096