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SUBMITTER: Daum LT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4045166 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Daum L T LT Fischer G W GW Sromek J J Khubbar M M Hunter P P Gradus M S MS Bhattacharyya S S
Epidemiology and infection 20130927 6
<h4>Summary</h4>Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium (MTB) is spreading worldwide. Three drug-resistant isolates were detected in Burmese, Hmong, and Indian immigrants currently residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Ion Torrent full-gene sequencing and complete genetic analysis was performed within 5 days and compared to results from traditional drug sensitivity testing (DST). Genetic characterization of seven, full-length resistance-associated genes revealed two MDR and one high ...[more]