Publications by authors named "Daria Zygala-Pytlos"
Article Synopsis
- The analysis explores the impact of the global pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war on the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Poland from 2018 to 2022.
- There was a notable rise in MDR-TB cases coinciding with the influx of immigrants from high-incidence countries, highlighting concerns about pre-XDR and XDR strains among patients.
- The Beijing genotype was prevalent among both Polish patients and immigrants, indicating a significant potential for increased transmission of MDR-TB within Poland's population.
Background: In many countries tuberculosis (TB) remains a highly prevalent disease and a major contributor to infectious disease mortality. The fight against TB requires surveillance of the population of strains circulating worldwide and the analysis of the prevalence of certain strains in populations. Nowadays, whole genome sequencing (WGS) allows for accurate tracking of TB transmission.
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