Transmission and Drug Resistance Genotype of Multidrug-Resistant or Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Chongqing, China
Bing Zhao, Chunfa Liu, Jiale Fan, Aijing Ma, Wencong He, Yan Hu, Yanlin Zhao
Abstract
The drug resistance molecular characteristics of MDR/RR-TB were elucidated by genome-wide analysis, and risk factors for death by MDR/RR-TB were identified in combination with patient information. Cluster characteristics of MDR/RR-TB in the region were analyzed by genome-wide analysis, and risk factors for cluster transmission (recent transmission) were analyzed. These analyses provide reference for the prevention and treatment of MDR/RR-TB in Chongqing.
Topics & Concepts
TuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisDrug resistanceMultiple drug resistanceTransmission (telecommunications)GenotypeRifampicinBiologyVirologyMedicineMicrobiologyGeneticsGenePathologyElectrical engineeringEngineeringTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMycobacterium research and diagnosisPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment