High fluoroquinolone resistance proportions among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis driven by dominant L2 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clones in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

<p><strong>Background:</strong>&nbsp;Multidrug-resistant (MDR)&nbsp;<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex</em>&nbsp;(MTBC) strains are a serious health problem in India, also contributing to one-fourth of the global MDR tuberculosis (TB) burden. About 36% o...

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Main Authors: Dreyer, V, Mandal, A, Dev, P, Merker, M, Barilar, I, Utpatel, C, Nilgiriwala, K, Rodrigues, C, Crook, DW, CRyPTIC Consortium, Rasigade, J-P, Wirth, T, Mistry, N, Niemann, S
Other Authors: Fowler, PW
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2022