Mycobacterium tuberculosis Next-Generation Whole Genome Sequencing: Opportunities and Challenges
Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance is a threat to global tuberculosis (TB) control. Comprehensive and timely drug susceptibility determination is critical to inform appropriate treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) is the gold standard...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Tuberculosis Research and Treatment |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1298542 |