Metagenomics of Imported Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium leprae, Saudi Arabia, 2017
Using shotgun metagenomics, we identified an imported case of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium leprae in a Filipino resident of Saudi Arabia in 2017. We determined the phylogenomic lineage (3K1) and identified mutations in rpoB and rrs corresponding to the multidrug-resistance phenotype clinically...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/3/19-0661_article |