Analysis of drug resistance among difficult-to-treat tuberculosis patients in Ghana identifies several pre-XDR TB cases

BackgroundResistance to tuberculosis (TB) drugs has become a major threat to global control efforts. Early case detection and drug susceptibility profiling of the infecting bacteria are essential for appropriate case management. The objective of this study was to determine the drug susceptibility pr...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Isaac Darko Otchere, Portia Abena Morgan, Prince Asare, Stephen Osei-Wusu, Samuel Yaw Aboagye, Stephen Ofori Yirenkyi, Abdul Basit Musah, Emelia Konadu Danso, Georgina Tetteh-Ocloo, Theophilus Afum, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Clement Laryea, Yaw Adusi Poku, Frank Bonsu, Sebastien Gagneux, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Subjects:	pre-XDR-TB drug resistance Ghana monitoring tuberculosis screening
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1069292/full