Whole genomic sequencing as a tool for diagnosis of drug and multidrug-resistance tuberculosis in an endemic region in Mexico
C. F. Madrazo-Moyza, I. Cancino-Munoz, B. Cuevas-Cordoba, V. Gonzalez-Covarrubias, M. Barbosa-Amezcua, X. Soberon, R. Muniz-Salazar, A. Martinez-Guarneros, C. Backer, J. Zarrabal-Meza, C. Sampieri-Ramirez, M. Lauzardo, A. Enciso-Moreno, I. Comas, R. Zenteno-Cuevas
This study evaluates the effectiveness of whole-genomic sequencing in predicting drug resistance in tuberculosis isolates from Mexico, showing high sensitivity and specificity for first-line drugs and identifying multidrug-resistant cases.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2019Microbiology