Drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Oman: resistance-conferring mutations and lineage diversity
PeerJ2022Vol. 10, pp. e13645–e13645
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Sara Al Mahrouqi, Amal Gadalla, Saleh Al Azri, Salama Al-Hamidhi, Amina Al‐Jardani, Abdullah Balkhair, Amira Al-Fahdi, Laila Al Balushi, Samiya Al Zadjali, Asmahan Mohammed Nasser Al Marhoubi, Hamza A. Babiker
Abstract
Diverse drug resistant M. tuberculosis strains exist in Oman, with drug resistance-conferring mutations widespread in multiple spoligo-lineages, indicative of a large resistance reservoir. Beijing's M. tuberculosis lineage was associated with MDR, and multiple drug resistance-conferring mutations, favouring the hypothesis of migration as a possible source of resistant lineages in Oman.
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