BJMC, Sassoon to use advanced sequencing to detect drug-resistant TB
Pune: Experts at BJ Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) will, for the first time, conduct targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) to identify drug-resistance mutations in tuberculosis (TB) patients
According to officials, the initiative aims to improve diagnosis and help doctors select more effective treatments for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). NGS targets specific regions of the genome. It focuses on sequencing a select set of genes or gene regio... [1849 chars]
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