Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil.
Tatara M, Perdigão J, Viveiros M, Kritski A, Silva K, Sacchi F, de Lima C, Dos Santos P, Diniz J, Almeida Silva P, Gomes P, Gomes M, Cunha E, Lapa E Silva J, Portugal I, Croda J, Andrade M. Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 774-779. PMID: 31392954, PMCID: PMC6779181, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based prospective studyDrug resistanceMolecular epidemiologyResistance profilesRepetitive units-variable numberMTB/RIFDrug susceptibility testDrug resistance profilesTransmission of MtbPublic health policyPhenotypic resistance profilesIsoniazid monoTB preventionProspective studyNew strain typesTB epidemiologyPrimary resistanceHigh prevalenceMTB isolatesProportion methodHealth policyMycobacterium tuberculosisSusceptibility testsTuberculosisVulnerable populations