ena-STUDY-FZB-13-10-2020-10:22:46:424-256
Genomic epidemiological study of risk factors associated with MDR-TB transmission in Cameroon
We analyzed rifampicin and multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from 195 patients in four out of ten regions in Cameroon. High-dose isoniazid resistance and ethambutol resistance proportions were high throughout the study period 2012-2015, and resistance agaianst both drugs were associated with recent transmission, i.e. molecular clusters.
We analyzed rifampicin and multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from 195 patients in four out of ten regions in Cameroon. High-dose isoniazid resistance and ethambutol resistance proportions were high throughout the study period 2012-2015, and resistance agaianst both drugs were associated with recent transmission, i.e. molecular clusters.