Population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in El Oro: A first insight into Ecuador-Peru tuberculosis transmission

• Main Authors: Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez (Author), Kerly León-Ordóñez (Author), Greta Franco-Sotomayor (Author), José Manuel Benítez-Medina (Author), Natalia Jiménez-Pizarro (Author), Greta Cárdenas-Franco (Author), Juan Carlos Granda (Author), Juan Luis Aguirre-Martínez (Author), Solon Alberto Orlando (Author), Javier Hermoso de Mendoza (Author), Miguel Ángel García-Bereguiain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern in Ecuador and Peru, both settings of high burden of drug resistance TB. Molecular epidemiology tools are important to understand the transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) and to track active transmission clu...