Rapid molecular diagnostics of tuberculosis resistance by targeted stool sequencing.

Doctor B SibandzeAlexander W KayViola DreyerWelile SikhondzeQiniso DlaminiAndrew DiNardoGodwin MtetwaBhekumusa LukheleDebrah VambeChristoph LangeMuyalo Glenn DlaminiTara NessRojelio MejiaBarbara KalsdorfJan HeyckendorfMartin KuhnsFlorian P MaurerSindisiwe DlaminiGugu MaphalalaStefan NiemannAnna Mandalakas

Published in: Genome medicine (2022)

tNGS can identify drug resistance from stool provided by tuberculosis patients. This affords the opportunity to obtain critical diagnostic information for tuberculosis patients who struggle to provide respiratory specimens.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
healthcare
adverse drug
hiv infected