Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex drug-resistance, phylogenetics, and evolution in Nigeria: Comparison with Ghana and Cameroon.

• Main Authors: Muhammed Rabiu Sahal (Author), Gaetan Senelle (Author), Kevin La (Author), Tukur Wada Panda (Author), Dalha Wada Taura (Author), Christophe Guyeux (Author), Emmanuelle Cambau (Author), Christophe Sola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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In this article, we provide an in-depth analysis on the drug-resistance phenotypic characteristics of a cohort of 325 tuberculosis and characterize by Whole Genome Sequencing 24 isolates from Nigeria belonging to L4, L5 and L6. Our results suggest an alarming rate of drug-resistance of the L4.6.2.2...