期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 113, 期 -, 页码 S40-S42出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.114
关键词
Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Whole genome sequencing; Multidrug-resistance
资金
- Wellcome Trust (United Kingdom) [214560/Z/18/Z]
- Wellcome Trust [214560/Z/18/Z] Funding Source: Wellcome Trust
Tuberculosis remains a significant public health issue globally, particularly in low-income countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on TB control, while whole genome sequencing technology holds important value in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) every year, with 1.5 million deaths attributed to TB in 2019 (World Health Organization, 2020). The majority of the disease burden occurs in low-income countries, where access to diagnostics and tailored treatment remains problematic. The current COVID-19 pandemic further threatens to impact global TB control by diverting resources, reducing notifications and hence significantly increasing deaths attributable to TB (World Health Organization, 2020). Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is becoming increasingly accessible, and has particular value in the diagnosis and management of TB disease (Cabibbe et al., 2018; Meehan et al., 2019) Not only does it have the potential to give more rapid and complete information on drug-resistance, but the high discriminatory power it offers allows detection of clusters and transmission pathways, as well as likely contamination events, mixed infections and to differentiate between re-infection and relapse with much greater confidence than previous typing methods. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.
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