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Dynamics of within-host Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity and heteroresistance during treatment

2020-02-04 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundStudying within-host genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in patients during treatment may identify adaptations to antibiotic and immune pressure. Understanding the significance of genetic heteroresistance, and more specifically heterozygous resistance-associated variants (RAVs), is clinically important given increasing use of rapid molecular tests and whole genome sequencing (WGS). MethodsWe analyse data from six studies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Most patients ...

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