Evolution and transmission of antibiotic resistance is driven by Beijing lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Vietnam

• Published in: Microbiology spectrum Vol. 11; no. 6; p. e0256223
• Main Authors: Silcocks, Matthew, Chang, Xuling, Thuong Thuong, Nguyen Thuy, Qin, Youwen, Minh Ha, Dang Thi, Khac Thai, Phan Vuong, Vijay, Srinivasan, Anh Thu, Do Dang, Ngoc Ha, Vu Thi, Ngoc Nhung, Hoang, Huu Lan, Nguyen, Quynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi, Edwards, David, Nath, Artika, Pham, Kym, Duc Bang, Nguyen, Hong Chau, Tran Thi, Thwaites, Guy, Heemskerk, A Dorothee, Chuen Khor, Chiea, Teo, Yik Ying, Inouye, Michael, Ong, Rick Twee-Hee, Caws, Maxine, Holt, Kathryn E, Dunstan, Sarah J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 12.12.2023
• Subjects: Antimicrobial Chemotherapy; antimicrobial resistance; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; pathogen genomics; Research Article; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; antimicrobial resistance; pathogen genomics

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) infection is a growing and potent concern, and combating it will be necessary to achieve the WHO's goal of a 95% reduction in TB deaths by 2035. While prior studies have explored the evolution and spread of drug resistance, we still lack a clear understanding of...