全ゲノムシーケンシングと機械学習により,リファンピシン耐性結核における唾液変換の遅延の主な要因が明らかになった

Qing Fang1, Xiangchen Li2,3, Yewei Lu3

  • 1Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.

まとめ

リファンピシン耐性結核 (RR-TB) のスプートム培養の遅延は,不良の結果と関連しています. この研究では,全ゲノムシーケンシングと機械学習を使用して,RR- TB患者の治療失敗の主要な予測要因を特定しました.

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