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Clinical implication of novel drug resistance-conferring mutations in resistant tuberculosis

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dc.creator Mnyambwa, N. P.
dc.creator Kim, J.
dc.creator Ngadaya, E. S.
dc.creator Kazwala, R.
dc.creator Petrucka, P.
dc.creator Mfinanga, S. G.
dc.date 2017-12-11T06:01:08Z
dc.date 2017-12-11T06:01:08Z
dc.date 2017
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:53:39Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:53:39Z
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1864
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93975
dc.description Evolving novel and/or unfamiliar mutations are revolutionizing the pathways of antibiotic resistance of clinical tuberculosis. The accumulation and interaction of these poorly characterized mutations augment the complexity of resistant pathogenic strains and raise public health concerns. This article reviews our current understanding of the genetic changes that characterize drug resistance in tuberculosis and highlights the imperative for further investigations focusing on the effects of an individual mutation and interacting mutations with detailed strain epidemiology, particularly as these pertain to technologylimited countries with high tuberculosis incidence rates. Concomitantly, there is a need for the development, testing, and uptake of new tools for studying the effects of these mutations in drug resistance and fitness cost of the pathogen. Such genetic data are critical for effective localized and global tuberculosis control interventions and for accurate epidemiological predictions.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
dc.subject Clinical implication
dc.subject Novel drug resistance
dc.subject Resistant tuberculosis
dc.title Clinical implication of novel drug resistance-conferring mutations in resistant tuberculosis
dc.type Article


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